A private in the Turkish gendarmerie on Tuesday killed three soldiers and wounded three others while they were sleeping and subsequently committed suicide, the Diken news website has reported.
The private, who is claimed to have gone insane at the gendarmerie station, located in the Kula district of Manisa province, opened fire on the sleeping soldiers with his infantry rifle.
The three soldiers died at Salihli State Hospital, while the three wounded troops are being treated at Kula State Hospital.
The Manisa Governor’s Office announced on Tuesday that the condition of the wounded soldiers was not life threatening.