Turkey: The teacher who died while protecting her students in the Kahramanmara massacre

Confusion has been caused successful Turkey by the cognition of 56-year-old mathematics teacher Aila Kara, who died trying to protect students during the during the bloody onslaught astatine a schoolhouse successful Kahramanmaras, Turkey.

According to Turkish media, the teacher, a parent of three, was successful the school’s hallway erstwhile she heard the shooting. Without hesitation, she rushed to the country wherever 5th people students were and stepped guardant to support them.

According to the investigation, she tried to screen the children with her body, resulting successful her being changeable and fatally wounded. Her enactment has caused heavy emotion successful the acquisition community, arsenic the 56-year-old teacher was highly loved by students and colleagues.

The onslaught occurred erstwhile 14-year-old Issa Aras Mersinli, an 8th people student, entered the schoolhouse successful possession of 5 pistols and 7 magazines. The juvenile opened occurrence wrong the classroom, sidesplitting a full of 9 people, including 8 students, and past committed suicide.

Several students were injured successful the attack, 7 of whom are hospitalized successful superior condition, portion others sustained insignificant injuries.

Following a determination by section authorities, schools successful the metropolis volition beryllium closed for two days, portion ceremonial services for the victims are being held today.