Sri Lanka, April 14 -- A teenager opened fire at a high school in Turkey's southeastern province of Sanliurfa on Tuesday, wounding at least 16 people, including students and teachers, before killing himself, Governor Hasan Sildak said.

The assailant, a 19-year-old former student, used a shotgun in the attack in ⁠the Siverek district. The wounded were taken to hospital, with five later transferred to facilities in Sanliurfa city centre for further treatment, Sildak said.

He later told broadcaster NTV that the attacker opened fire indiscriminately, starting in the school yard before entering the building. The shooter killed himself as police ⁠attempted to apprehend him, Sildak added.

Sildak said the attacker had no prior crim...