In Turkey, a student staged a shooting at a school // Eight students were injured in a shooting at a secondary school in Turkey

In the city of Turgutlu in western Turkey, a shooting occurred at a high school. This was reported by the office of the head of the province of Manisa, writes the publication Milliyet.

According to the newspaper Sozcu, five schoolchildren were injured in the attack. Local authorities later clarified that only eight people were on the list of wounded.

"Security personnel and medical teams have been sent to the scene and our specialists are continuing their investigation," the office said.

The incident occurred at about 8:00 local time (coincides with Moscow time) in front of the vocational-technical Anatolian secondary school named after Inji Uzmez. According to Sozcu, shooting from a shotgun opened one of the students of the school. After the attack, he fled the scene on foot.

The victims were taken to Turgutlu State Hospital. Police are looking for the attacker.