Eighth grade student kills 4, wounds 20 in second Turkey school shooting in 2 days | Flipboard
The article reports on two school shootings in Turkey within two days, each involving a student perpetrator. The second incident resulted in nine deaths and thirteen injuries, with the 14-year-old gunman killed. A separate video shows a principal stopping a potential shooter.
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“Eighth grade student kills 4, wounds 20 in second Turkey school shooting in 2 days”
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Only one web search result directly mentions the Turkey school shooting with 4 deaths and 20 injuries, while other web results reference unrelated incidents. No Wikipedia entries confirm this specific event.
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— The 2019–20 Turkish Cup (Turkish: Türkiye Kupası) was the 58th season of the tournament. Ziraat Bankası was the sponsor of the tournament, thus the sponsored name was Ziraat Turkish Cup. The winners e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019–20_Turkish_Cup
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019–20_Turkish_Cup
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— Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Geo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey
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— The Turkey national football team (Turkish: Türkiye Millî Futbol Takımı), recognized as Türkiye by FIFA and UEFA, represents Turkey in men's international football matches. The team is controlled by t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_national_football_team
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_national_football_team
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“A student who was about 13 years old opened fire at random in a Turkish school Wednesday, killing four people and wounding 20 a day after a shooter …”
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All web search results reference unrelated incidents (France stabbing, US school shootings) and Wikipedia entries are about unrelated topics. No evidence confirms a 13-year-old student's involvement in a Turkish school shooting.
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— The 2025–26 season is the 158th season in the existence of Sheffield Wednesday and the club's third consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the league, they also competed in the FA Cup …
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— Black Wednesday, or the 1992 sterling crisis, was a financial crisis that occurred on 16 September 1992 when the UK Government was forced to withdraw sterling from the (first) European Exchange Rate M…
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— Wednesday is the day of the week in between Tuesday and Thursday. According to international standard ISO 8601, it is the third day of the week. In countries that adopt the traditional "Sunday first" …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wednesday
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“A student opened fire on two classrooms at a middle school in Turkey on Wednesday, killing nine people and wounding 13 others, the interior minister said, in the country’s second such shooting in two days.”
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Three web search results independently report a student killing 9 and wounding 13 in Turkey's second school shooting in two days, including the interior minister's statement and specific casualty numbers.
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— Black Wednesday, or the 1992 sterling crisis, was a financial crisis that occurred on 16 September 1992 when the UK Government was forced to withdraw sterling from the (first) European Exchange Rate M…
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— During the 2012–13 season, Sheffield Wednesday Football Club competed in the 2012–13 Football League Championship, the FA Cup and the League Cup. Sheffield Wednesday have stayed in the Football League…
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— On 8 April 2026, shortly after the announcement of a ceasefire to the 2026 Iran war and Hezbollah signalling a pause in attacks against Israel according to the ceasefire, Israel launched what it descr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_April_2026_Lebanon_attacks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_April_2026_Lebanon_attacks
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“The 14-year-old gunman was killed.”
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No web search results or Wikipedia entries mention the death of a 14-year-old gunman in the Turkey school shooting. The claim lacks corroborating evidence.
“Video Principal stops alleged potential school shooter on surveillance video”
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No web search results or Wikipedia entries reference a principal stopping a potential school shooter in Turkey. The claim is not supported by any available evidence.
“New video shows a principal taking down a gunman who officials say planned to carry out a Columbine-style mass shooting.”
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No web search results or Wikipedia entries confirm a principal preventing a Columbine-style shooting in Turkey. The claim lacks supporting evidence.
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