One dead, seven wounded in Istanbul school knife attack
Health Minister Kemal Memiçoglu said eight students were treated after the attack, and one remained in critical condition.
- A 15-year-old student stabbed eight pupils at the Imam Hatip Secondary School in Istanbul on Tuesday morning, killing one, Turkish authorities said. The suspect, disguised in a school uniform, was detained by Authorities.
- Education Minister Yusuf Tekin confirmed the attacker infiltrated the Imam Hatip Secondary School, a state-funded religious institution, by wearing a uniform. Under President Recep Tayyip Erdo, the school now enrolls a substantial share of Turkish secondary students.
- Health Minister Kemal reported eight injured students remain under treatment, with one in critical condition and two in moderate-to-severe condition. Istanbul's Criminal Court of Peace imposed a broadcasting ban to protect the investigation and "ensure the arrest of suspects."
- Classes at the school were suspended for Tuesday and Wednesday following the attack. Authorities noted There are no indications at this time that the incident was politically or ideologically motivated.
- Critics have argued the rapid expansion of Imam Hatip Secondary School locations across Turkey, which now enroll a substantial share of students under President Recep Tayyip Erdo, has come at the expense of secular education. This incident intensifies scrutiny of security protocols in Turkish schools.
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One student killed, eight wounded in Istanbul school stabbing attack
A 15-year-old student disguised herself in the target school's uniform before attacking pupils at Şeyh Şamil Imam Hatip Secondary School in Başakşehir on Tuesday morning. The suspect, who attends a different school, was apprehended.
Eight female students, aged between 10 and 13, were injured in a knife attack at a school in Istanbul. Authorities say the suspected attacker entered the building wearing a school uniform and attacked the children “indiscriminately.” Five victims suffered minor injuries, two students are in serious condition, and one of their classmates required surgery.
The country has been shocked this year by two deadly attacks in schools, which occurred consecutively in April.
A teenage girl killed a college girl and wounded seven of them on Tuesday during a stabbing attack at a school in Istanbul.
(Istanbul=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Dong-ho = One person was killed and seven were injured in a knife attack at a middle school in Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, according to the daily Whiri...
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