A student opened fire at random in a school in Türkiye on Wednesday killing four people and wounding 20, a local official said, just one day after a shooter wounded 16 people and then killed himself in another school.

Kahramanmaras province governor Mukerrem Unluer said a teacher and three students were killed in the latest attack.

Unluer told reporters that the student, who was also killed, arrived at the school, armed with guns belonging to his father – a retired police officer father. He was carrying five firearms and seven magazines.

"He entered two classrooms and opened fire randomly, causing injuries and deaths," he added.

Footage released by IHA private news agency showed a person, body and face covered, being evacuated in an ambulance, as well as tearful parents who had rushed to the school in the southern province's main city, Kahramanmaras.

Witnesses quoted by media said intense gunfire was heard.

Police have increased security around the building, and television footage showed ambulances present in the area.

Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said prosecutors had launched an immediate investigation into the shooting.

On Tuesday, an ex-student opened fire with a shotgun at his former high school in Siverek district of Sanliurfa province, wounding 16 people before killing himself in a showdown with police. At least 10 students and one teacher were among the casualties.

School shootings in Türkiye are rare. In May 2024, a former student killed a private high school principal in Istanbul with a firearm five months after he was expelled. (AFP/AP)


Edited by Aaron Tam