Death toll from Turkey school shooting rises to 10
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Flowers seen on April 16 at a school in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, where a deadly shooting took place. The authorities said a boy took five firearms to the school.
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ISTANBUL – An 11-year-old girl has died of injuries sustained in a school shooting in southern Turkey more than two weeks ago, bringing the death toll to 10, the media reported on May 4.
Almina Agaoglu died in hospital, the private NTV television reported.
A 14-year-old student allegedly opened fire at a school in the Kahramanmaras province on April 15, killing nine students, aged 10 and 11, and one teacher. The youth attacker died at the scene.
The authorities said that the boy took five firearms to the school and was the son of a former police inspector, who has since been arrested.
In a separate incident the previous day in the south-eastern province of Sanliurfa, a former student opened fire at his former high school, wounding 16 people, before taking his own life when confronted by the police.
The attacks have sparked public outrage. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dismissed a deputy education minister and said the government would introduce measures, including restrictions on gun ownership. AFP
