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An ex-student opened fire at his former high school in Turkiye on Tuesday, where school shootings are rare, wounding 16 people, including students, before killing himself, officials said.<\/p>\n
Special security forces were deployed to the school in southeastern Turkiye\u2019s Sanliurfa province, where students were evacuated, the local governor, Hasan Sildak, told reporters.<\/p>\n
The former student, 19, used a rifle during the attack, after which those wounded were rushed to a hospital in the Siverek district, Sildak said.<\/p>\n
Twelve of the wounded were still in the hospital. Local media reported that most of the wounded were students.<\/p>\n
Television footage showed ambulances standing by outside the school as students fled the building in panic.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe took his own life when cornered by police,\u201d the governor said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have evacuated the school and will carry out a thorough investigation into this tragic incident,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n