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Eight shot dead in Turkish flat Eight shot dead in Turkish flat
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Eight members of the same family, including three children, have been shot dead in a flat in the southern Turkish city of Adana, officials say.Eight members of the same family, including three children, have been shot dead in a flat in the southern Turkish city of Adana, officials say.
Adana Governor Ilhan Atis told NTV television that a man had been arrested and had confessed to the killings.Adana Governor Ilhan Atis told NTV television that a man had been arrested and had confessed to the killings.
The victims, who were shot in the head, were the suspect's parents, sister, brother, sister-in-law and three nephews, the Anatolia news agency said.The victims, who were shot in the head, were the suspect's parents, sister, brother, sister-in-law and three nephews, the Anatolia news agency said.
Adana's mayor said the killings appeared to be linked to a family feud.Adana's mayor said the killings appeared to be linked to a family feud.
Aytac Durak said the bodies had been discovered on Tuesday morning in the 11th-floor flat by firemen alerted by one of the victims' colleagues, who feared she could have been poisoned by gas after she failed to show up for work and did not answer her phone. Mayor Aytac Durak said the bodies had been discovered on Tuesday morning in the 11th-floor flat by firemen alerted by one of the victims' colleagues, who feared she could have been poisoned by gas after she failed to show up for work and did not answer her phone.
Media reports described the suspect as a 38-year-old drug addict. He was still carrying a gun when he was captured by police, Mr Atis said. Media reports described the suspect as a 38-year-old drug addict. He was still carrying a weapon when he was captured by police, Mr Atis said.
The suspect is currently being questioned by investigators, he added.