At least nine killed in
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At least nine killed in elementary school shooting in southern Turkey

At least nine people have been killed and 13 injured in a shooting at an elementary school in southern Turkey, Turkey's interior minister says.

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At least three students are among the dead, according to Kahramanmaras Province Governor Mükerrem Ünlüer. The shooter is also dead, according to the AP.

"A student came to school with a gun in his backpack that we believe belonged to his father. He entered two classrooms and opened fire indiscriminately," he told reporters.

Three of the injured are in critical condition, according to Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci.

The motive for the shooting is still unknown.

On Tuesday, 16 people, mostly students, were injured in a school shooting in the nearby province of Sanliurfa.

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