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Student dies in school attack in Istanbul's Başakşehir

In Istanbul's Başakşehir, a 15-year-old girl attacked eight girls with a knife at her former school. One of the injured students died.

Turkish Education Minister Yusuf Tekin said a student in serious condition had died. The attacker was detained, and seven students are still receiving treatment.

Jailed Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu also commented on the school attack in Başakşehir, in which one student died and seven were injured. İmamoğlu said, "Unfortunately, those responsible for us turning into a country that cannot protect its children continue to sit in their seats!"

İmamoğlu reported that the student who died was the daughter of an İBB employee.

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