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Gunman kills four and injures eight in Turkey, media reports say

ShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleBBCA gunman has opened fire in southern Turkey, killing four people, local media report.

Another eight people were injured in the Tarsus district, Mersin province, according to Turkey's Hurriyet newspaper and CNN Türk.

Monday's shooting is reported to have started at a restaurant, and the suspect then fled in a car.

Police have launched a large-scale operation to apprehend the gunman.

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