Thailand Daycare Shooting: Former Policeman reportedly kills 34 people, including 22 kids
Gun ownership in Thailand is relatively high compared with other countries in Southeast Asia.
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Bangkok, Oct 6: At least 32 people were killed in a mass shooting at a nursery in northeast Thailand , on Thursday (Oct 6). Many children and adults were killed in the shooting in Na Klang district in the country's Nong Bua Lamphu province.
According to the reports of the police, the gunman was a former police officer and a hunt was underway for him. "Follow up Mr Panya Khamrab, 34, the assailant in the shooting at the child's center. Uthai Sawan Subdistrict, Na Klang District, Nong Bua Lamphu Province. Observe the vehicle used by the culprit, a white Toyota Vigo pickup truck, license plate registration 6 Kor 6499, Bangkok," Thailand's Central Investigation Police (CIP) said in a Facebook post.
The suspect who fled the crime scene reportedly shot himself. "The prime minister has expressed his condolences on the shooting incident," the statement read. Earlier, the prime minister's office had urged all the securities officials to catch the culprit.
Mass shootings in the country are rare but in 2020 also, an incident saw a soldier killing 29 people in a shooting spree that began at a military site and then sent shoppers hunting for cover after the gunman entered a mall. Gun ownership in Thailand is relatively high compared with other countries in Southeast Asia.
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