16.04.2026 01:53
It is alleged that the attacker who carried out an armed assault on a school in Kahramanmaraş had previously made threats against his friends. A student studying at the school where the attack took place said, 'He told our friend, 'I will kill you.' We heard this from our friend because he was in that class. After hearing the gunshots, we experienced great panic.'
Turkey was shaken by similar news from Kahramanmaraş one day after the school attack in Şanlıurfa's Siverek district.
HE STORMED THE SCHOOL WITH HIS FATHER'S WEAPONS
Ayser Çalık Middle School in the Onikişubat district was stormed by an 8th-grade student, İ.A.M. The attacker took his father's weapons, who is a retired security officer, and opened fire randomly in two classrooms. 9 people lost their lives in the incident, and 13 people were injured, 6 of them seriously.
“THERE WERE PEOPLE JUMPING FROM WINDOWS, TRYING TO ESCAPE”
After the incident, a student studying at the school where the attack took place described what happened: "We were sitting at home with friends. Suddenly, we heard sounds. There were people jumping from windows, trying to escape. There were many students, we saw blood. We got scared and moved away first. Then we came back to try and find out what happened. The police arrived."
“HE TOLD OUR FRIEND, ‘I WILL KILL YOU’”
The student also claimed that the attacker had previously made threats towards his friends, saying, "He told our friend, 'I will kill you.' We heard this from our friend because he was in that class. After hearing the gunshots, we experienced great panic."