Turkey: 8 injured in shooting outside a school in Manisa province

Eight people were injured in a shooting that took place on Tuesday in front of a high school in the Turgutlu district of Manisa province in western Turkey, as security forces arrested the suspect.

The Turkish IHA news agency quoted the Manisa provincial directorate in a statement saying the shooting occurred around 8 a.m. local time in front of the Inji Umuz Vocational and Technical Education High School in the Alperak neighborhood.

It added that the initial casualty count stood at eight injured individuals, who were transported to nearby medical facilities, while security forces apprehended the suspect after he fled the scene.

The directorate noted that a judicial and administrative investigation has been launched into the incident, adding that information regarding the event will be announced progressively.

IHA clarified that the suspect fired randomly in the vicinity of the school for a motive that has not yet been clarified, before police and ambulance teams arrived at the location.

Surveillance camera footage, according to local media, showed a young man holding a rifle during the shooting, while his identity and the motives behind the attack remain unclear to date.