Five students were wounded in a knife attack at the entrance of the Şeyh Şamil İmam Hatip Middle School in Istanbul’s Başakşehir district on Tuesday morning, the Istanbul Governor’s Office said, adding that the wounded were taken to hospital and an investigation was launched.
According to initial information, a 15-year-old girl who studies at another school came to the school entrance and attacked students trying to enter with a knife for a reason not yet known. A female security guard at the school subdued her, and police detained the suspect.