A teacher shielded her students with her body during an armed attack on a school in Turkey and was killed

Teacher Ayla Kara, who shielded her students during an armed attack on a school in the Turkish city of Kahramanmaraş, has passed away.

As reported by BAKU.WS, Ayla Kara shielded her students with her own body from the armed attacker, sustaining extremely severe injuries. The teacher was taken to the hospital, but doctors were unable to save her — she died in the medical facility.

The teacher who became a human shield for her students during the armed attack on the school has passed away

It also became known that Ayla Kara's husband suffered a heart attack upon learning of his wife's death.

As a reminder, the day before, 9 people were killed and 14 others were injured in an armed attack on a school in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey. Among the dead were one teacher and eight students.