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Four people were killed and another eight wounded when a gunman opened fire near the southern Turkish city of Mersin on Monday, the DHA and IHA news agencies reported.At least two people were killed when the assailant opened fire at a restaurant, with the two others killed elsewhere and the assailant fleeing in a car, DHA said.The shooting occurred near Tarsus, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) northeast of Mersin, prompting a widespread police manhunt to locate the shooter that also involved helicopters, it said.There was no immediate comment from police or other officials. DHA said the shooter was a 17-year-old armed with a shotgun.Among those killed in the shooting were the restaurant owner and one of his employees, IHA said, identifying the other two as a young man grazing livestock and a truck driver.The violence came a month after two shooting attacks by teenagers rocked Turkiye.In the first incident, 16 people were injured, while the second attack claimed 10 lives, most of them young schoolchildren. Published - May 18, 2026 11:21 pm IST
