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On October 6, a 15-year-old girl attacked students at a middle school in the Basaksehir district of Istanbul, Turkey, around 8:40 AM local time. The attacker, who was not a student of the targeted school but wore a school uniform, reportedly stabbed eight girls indiscriminately with a knife. According to Istanbul Governor Davut Gul and Health Minister Kemal Memisoglu, eight people were injured: one in critical condition, two in moderate-to-serious condition, and five with minor injuries expected to be released soon. The attacker was detained by police after the incident.
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Student wounds eight girls in Istanbul school knife attack
ISTANBUL –
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A teenage girl wounded eight girls at a middle school in Istanbul on Oct 6, as she reportedly stabbed pupils indiscriminately with a knife, officials said.
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officials → wound → knife
The incident occurred around 8.40am local time, at a school in Basaksehir in the north-western part of the city.
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incident → occur → city
The alleged attacker, said to be a 15-year-old 10th-grade student from another school, has been detained by police.
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attacker → allege → police
Writing on social media platform X, Health Minister Kemal Memisoglu said there were “eight people injured in the incident – one in critical condition, and two in moderate-to-serious condition”, who were being treated in hospital.
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who → write → hospital
Speaking to reporters, Istanbul Governor Davut Gul said the attacker, who was wearing a school uniform, had stabbed the youngsters “indiscriminately”.
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who → speak → youngsters
“Five of the pupils sustained minor injuries; they are likely to be discharged later today.
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they → sustain → injuries
One is currently undergoing surgery,” he said.
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he → undergo → surgery
“The student who carried out the attack lives in the same neighbourhood and attends a different school.
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who → carry → school
She entered the premises wearing a school uniform and stabbed the children indiscriminately.”
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She → enter → children
Basaksehir District Governor Cemil Ozgur Onegi, who gave an injured toll of seven, said the attack was carried out by a high school student.
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attack → give → student
“Seven female students were injured as a result of a knife attack carried out by F.M., a 10th-grade student” from a high school in another district.
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students → injure → district
In September, a teenager opened fire outside a school in western Turkey, wounding 11 pupils, three of whom were seriously hurt, before being arrested.
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three → open → whom
In April, there were two back-to-back shooting attacks by teenagers on consecutive days in southern Turkey that shocked the nation and sparked public concerns about security in Turkish schools.
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that → be → schools
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