Turkey Expresses Sympathy Following Canadian School Shooting
“We are deeply saddened by the loss of life resulting from the shooting that took place yesterday (Feb. 10) at a school in the province of British Columbia, Canada,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
“We extend our condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in this heinous attack and to the people of Canada, and we wish a speedy recovery to the injured,” the statement added.
According to reports, six victims were found dead inside Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, one died en route to a hospital, and two others were discovered at a nearby residence linked to the shooting. The suspect was found dead inside the school from “a self-inflicted injury.”
The incident is now the second-deadliest school shooting in Canadian history, following the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique attack in Montreal, which killed 14 people.
Tumbler Ridge is a town of about 2,400 residents in western Canada, situated in the Rocky Mountain foothills roughly 680 kilometers (422 miles) from the US border. Authorities continue to investigate the tragedy.
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