Two were killed and two others were injured against a police station near the west, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Gerlikaya said today.
As he said, one of the two injured is in serious condition, while the 16 -year -old perpetrator has been arrested.
🔴 Attack
A 16-year-old male armed with a rifle entered a police station yelling Aloha Snackbar in , , and opened fire, killing 2 police officers.
The attacker was neutralized.— SITREP: FUBAR (@sitrepfubar)
Pictures that broadcast Turkish television networks show security forces to block the area around the police station.
In addition, a video that took an eyewitness to the attack and broadcast Turkish media, shows a young man holding a hunting shotgun and hurriedly removed from the point of attack.
BREAKING: 16-year-old gunman attacks police station in western province of Izmir in Turkey, killing 2 police officers. Video shows moment suspect was shot.
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“I condemn this disgusting attack on the Salih Isgioren Police Department in Baltsova,” Jamil Tugai’s mayor of Smyrna wrote in X.
In the past, Kurdish rebels, Islamist organizations and far -left groups have been reported in Turkey, with security forces often targeting.