An ex-student opens fire at his former high school in Turkey, wounding 16 people including students

An ex-student opens fire at his former high school in Turkey, wounding 16 people including students

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An ex-student opened fire at his former high school Tuesday in Turkey, wounding 16 people including students before killing himself in a showdown with police, officials said.

Special security forces were deployed to the school in the southeastern province of Sanliurfa, where students were evacuated, the local governor, Hasan Sildak, told reporters.

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