Turkiye grieves students killed in school shooting
Hundreds turned out to the funerals of eight students who were fatally shot at school in Turkiye’s Kahramanmaras.
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Hundreds turned out to the funerals of eight students who were fatally shot at school in Turkiye’s Kahramanmaras.
![Relatives of the victims of a school shooting mourn before their funeral prayers at a mosque in Kahramanmaras, Turkey on April 16, 2026. [Ensar Ozdemir/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/image-1776374004.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)

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