The death toll from Turkey's second school shooting in two days has risen to 10, authorities said, as the nation grapples with rising gun violence.
On Wednesday, 14-year-old Isa Aras Mersinli opened fire on two classrooms at a middle school in Kahramanmaras, killing a teacher and eight students, and wounding 13 others.
The gunman, who was also killed, arrived at the school with five firearms and seven magazines belonging to his father, a retired police superintendent, who was arrested after the attack.
The attack came just a day after 16 people were wounded when a former student opened fire at a high school in nearby Sanliurfa province.
As of Thursday, 20 people had been detained in connection with Tuesday's shooting in Sanliurfa.
Turkey's national police headquarters revealed the suspect's profile picture on WhatsApp was a photo of Elliot Rodger, a college student who killed six people in California in 2014.
The Ministry of Family and Social Services has set up a team to provide psychosocial support to students and their families.
Funerals were held Thursday afternoon for each of the eight students, all age 11, who were killed Wednesday.
Dozens of students were arrested Thursday over social media posts implying they might stage similar attacks.
