Crime·20h ago
Thailand school shooting: eight killed including suspected attacker, police say
Teenager killed his grandparents before opening fire at school near Bangkok, where more than 30 were wounded A Thai teenager killed his grandparents before opening fire at his school, where he shot five people dead and took his own life, police have said, in an attack that has shaken a country struggling to deal with gun violence. Namwong said that when he heard a knock, he thought it was the end of his life, but instead it was the police coming to their rescue. But she said she could not believe at first that it was a gun: “There were so many shots and they lasted for a long time without.
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Crime·7h ago
Thai PM vows to introduce stricter gun laws after eight killed in shooting
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has pledged to introduce stricter gun laws Thailand's prime minister has vowed to introduce new gun control laws in the wake of a shooting by a teenager on the outskirts of Bangkok that left eight people dead and 22 injured. During his time as interior minister, Anutin introduced a number of gun control laws, including a short-term ban on new gun licenses and import restrictions. The teenager is believed to have shot his 73-year-old grandfather and 74-year-old grandmother at their two-storey flat at around 05:00 local time on Friday (22:00 GMT on.
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World·12h ago
Seven killed after Thai student opens fire at home and school
I was standing in front of my teacher when she was shot, Thai pupil says The Debsirin School, founded in Bangkok in 1885, is one of Thailand's top secondary schools with branches across the country. A female seventh grader, still in school uniform, told the BBC she was standing in front of her teacher when the woman was shot. The gunman - a student at the Debsirin School in Nonthaburi - killed his grandparents and five teachers before taking his own life, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters.
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