WorldStudents at a school in Thailand have recounted hearing gunfire from another building during a shooting on Friday morning. The students sought safety as the incident unfolded at the school. Their accounts describe the fear and uncertainty inside the campus during the shooting.
WorldAt least five people were killed and several others wounded in a shooting at a school in Thailand. Police said the attacker also killed his grandparents before taking his own life. The attack occurred on the outskirts of Bangkok. Al Jazeera reports on the deadly incident and its immediate aftermath.
SocietyThai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the 14-year-old behind Friday’s shooting at Debsirin Nonthaburi School had been “under stress.” He added that the attack was planned. Responding to questions about future school security, Anutin said the teenager was neither a street criminal nor a robber. He argued that the incident had little to do with security measures at the school.
WorldA deadly shooting spree at a school outside Bangkok has ended with the suspected gunman, a 14-year-old student, taking his own life, police said. Authorities said the teenager began the rampage at home by shooting his grandparents before going to the school. Police said the gun belonged to his grandfather. The student fired 26 rounds and was carrying another 34 rounds of ammunition. No motive has yet been established.
WorldPolice said a student opened fire at a high school outside Bangkok on Friday. At least six people were killed and several others were wounded in the shooting. The incident took place at Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Nonthaburi province, northwest of the national capital.
The Associated Press
WorldAt least seven people were killed after a 14-year-old boy allegedly opened fire on his grandparents and several teachers at a school in Nonthaburi, near Bangkok. Authorities said the suspected shooter also died. Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said more than 30 people were injured, including nine who were severely hurt. The incident is the country’s second school shooting this year, despite restrictions on gun ownership.
BBC News
WorldAt least six people have died and 15 others have been injured in a shooting at a school on the outskirts of Bangkok, reports citing police say. The suspected gunman, a 14-year-old male student, was also found dead. A witness recalled that he moved from room to room before shooting a teacher. Authorities have urged the public to avoid the area around Debsirin School in Nonthaburi.
BBC News
WorldAuthorities say a student opened fire on multiple people at a high school in Thailand. Police responded Friday to a shooting at a school outside Bangkok, where deaths and injuries were reported. The incident took place at Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Nonthaburi province, northwest of the capital. Royal Thai Police spokesperson Trairong Piwpan identified the school while speaking to The Associated Press.
The Associated Press
WorldAt least six people have died after a shooting at a school on the outskirts of Bangkok, reports citing police say. The suspected gunman was a 14-year-old male student in ninth grade, who was also found dead. Emergency responders were sent to the scene. Students and school staff were seen running to safety as the incident unfolded.
BBC News
WorldA deadly shooting has taken place at a school near Bangkok, sending shockwaves across Thailand. Authorities are investigating the attack and the circumstances surrounding it. Journalist Pravit Rojanaphruk, speaking from Bangkok, discusses the latest developments and what investigators are saying. He also examines how the country is responding to the incident.
WorldA shooting at a school in Thailand killed four people. Education Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong told Reuters that teachers and students were among those who died. Live images show the scene at the school after the shooting.
Reuters
WorldA shooting at an all-boys high school in Thailand’s Nonthaburi province on Friday left multiple people dead. A student suspect reportedly entered the school in the morning and fired a handgun. Authorities confirmed between two and four deaths, while more than a dozen people were injured, many during the panic and ensuing chaos rather than by gunfire. The suspect’s condition remains uncertain. Conflicting accounts say he either died by suicide or was injured and taken to hospital.