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Research assistant shoots dead four staff at Osmangazi university in central Turkey | Research assistant shoots dead four staff at Osmangazi university in central Turkey |
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A research assistant has shot and killed four staff members at a university in central Turkey, the university's president has said. | A research assistant has shot and killed four staff members at a university in central Turkey, the university's president has said. |
Professor Hasan Gonen of Osmangazi University, in the city of Eskisehir, some 250km west of Ankara, told reporters the gunman shot and killed a deputy dean, a secretary and two teaching staff. | Professor Hasan Gonen of Osmangazi University, in the city of Eskisehir, some 250km west of Ankara, told reporters the gunman shot and killed a deputy dean, a secretary and two teaching staff. |
The shooter, named as Volkan Baya, was apprehended by police after he left the scene, Mr Gonen said. | |
He said the motive of the attack appeared to be a personal dispute. The attacker's main target appeared to be the university dean, who was not in his office when the gunman arrived, he added. | |
He said the gunman, who was studying for a doctor's degree, had been under investigation at the university after he accused a number of staff members of being followers of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkey blames for a failed coup in 2016. | |
Turkey has arrested tens of thousands of people for alleged links to the attempted coup and dismissed more than 110,000 others from government jobs, including universities. | |
Governor Ozdemir Cakacak said three prosecutors had been assigned to investigate the case. | |
Earlier, unconfirmed reports said three people were also injured. Relatives rushed to the university as soon as news of the attack broke. | |
Additional reporting by AP |