A knife attack at a middle school in Istanbul's Başakşehir district left several students wounded on Tuesday morning, according to Turkish media reports.
Hürriyet reported that students were injured in the attack. Sözcü described the assailant as a student who stabbed three classmates, while Habertürk reported that the attacker arrived in school uniform from another school and wounded six students. NTV said five students were taken to hospital.
The accounts differ on the number of victims, and no single figure is confirmed across the outlets. Anadolu Ajansı reported that eight students were injured in a fight at an Istanbul middle school, a description that does not specify a stabbing.
The reports also vary on whether the attacker was enrolled at the school. Habertürk's account says the assailant came from a different school wearing a uniform; the other outlets do not state this.
The incident occurred during the school day, and the wounded were taken for medical treatment, according to the reports.
What to watch next: Turkish authorities have not yet issued a detailed statement reconciling the differing casualty figures, and further updates are expected as the investigation proceeds.
