14.04.2026 21:02
One person was detained in connection with the armed attack at a high school in Şanlıurfa's Siverek district, where 16 people, including students, were injured. Additionally, two district police chiefs and two district national education directors were removed from their duties.
The Governorship of Şanlıurfa announced that one person has been detained in connection with the school attack in the Siverek district, and four administrators from the district police department and district national education directorate have been removed from their duties.
FORMER STUDENT CARRIED OUT ATTACK ON SCHOOL WITH PUMP-ACTION SHOTGUN The incident occurred in the morning at Ahmet Koyuncu Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School located in the Hasan Çelebi Neighborhood of Siverek district. According to the claim, a former student named Ömer Ket, aged 19, carried out an armed attack at the school he entered with a pump-action shotgun. In the armed attack, a total of 16 people were injured, including students, a teacher, a cafeteria staff member, and police. Upon notification, health, police, and special operations teams were dispatched to the area.
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16 PEOPLE INJURED, ATTACKER COMMITTED SUICIDE While the special operations teams arriving at the scene took extensive security measures in the area, the perpetrator who carried out the incident injured 16 people and then committed suicide with the same shotgun. The 16 people injured in the incident were taken to various hospitals and placed under treatment after the initial intervention by health teams. The moments of the incident were captured on the school's security cameras. On the other hand, education at the school was suspended for 4 days.
Attacker Ömer Ket CONDITION OF 3 INJURED IS SERIOUS On the other hand, a statement came from the Şanlıurfa Governorship. The written statement from the Governorship stated that out of the 16 people injured in the armed attack carried out by former student Ö.K. at Ahmet Koyuncu Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School, 7 have been discharged.
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The statement, which mentioned that 3 of the injured are in serious condition and the treatment of 9 people continues in hospitals in Şanlıurfa, included the following expressions:
1 PERSON IN CUSTODY "Within the scope of the judicial investigation initiated by our Siverek Republic Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to clarify the incident, 1 suspect has been captured and taken into custody. The judicial investigation is being conducted comprehensively and multi-directionally.
4 ADMINISTRATORS REMOVED FROM DUTY For the purpose of investigating the incident administratively, upon the request of our governorship, inspectors have been assigned by the Ministry of National Education and the Ministry of Interior (General Directorate of Security). Additionally, to ensure the healthy execution of the investigation stages, 2 district police department and 2 district national education directorate administrators have been removed from their duties. The investigation processes are being closely monitored by our ministries and our governorship."
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