Manhunt in western Turkey after eight killed in series of shootings

A manhunt is under way in western Turkey after a series of shootings killed eight people and left one seriously injured on Thursday.

• Eight people were killed and one seriously injured in shootings in Afyonkarahisar province on Thursday, with victims found in three separate vehicles.
• Three people were killed near Ayazini village and three near Kiyir village, while two women injured in Yukaritandir later died in hospital; two teachers were reportedly among the dead.
• Police closed roads and launched a large-scale operation to find the suspect, who fled on foot after abandoning a vehicle stuck in mud.
• The Afyonkarahisar Governorate said state institutions were working in coordination "since the very first moment" and offered condolences to the victims' families.