Eight dead, one injured in Turkey mass shooting

At least eight people were shot dead and one person was seriously injured during armed attacks across three villages in Turkey’s Afyonkarahisar province, according to reports from Punch and Channel News Asia. The Afyonkarahisar governor's office confirmed the deaths and the serious injury.

Channel News Asia reports that two women were found with gunshot wounds on a road in Yukaritandir village and died after being rushed to the hospital. Three more bodies were located in Kiyir village, and another three were found in Ayazini village. One person remains in critical condition in the hospital.

A manhunt is currently underway for the suspect, who reportedly fled on foot near the university town of Eskisehir. Channel News Asia notes that police found a red minivan, which was shown in CCTV footage with a man wearing a black jacket, white trousers, and glasses, stuck in the mud on the outskirts of Eskisehir.

Brief written by urgent.news from Punch, Punch Nigeria, Channel News Asia — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.