One killed, four injured in Thailand school shooting, officials say

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Authorities accidental the gunman, a student, killed a teacher earlier taking his ain beingness astatine a schoolhouse northwest of Bangkok.

A teacher was killed and 4 different radical injured successful a shooting astatine a schoolhouse successful Thailand, wherever the gunman took his ain life, authorities say.

The incidental took spot successful Debsirin Nonthaburi School successful the Bang Kruai territory connected the northwestern outskirts of Bangkok. Police identified the perpetrator arsenic a student. There were nary further details provided.

In photos circulated by exigency workers, students streamed arsenic ambulances operated astatine the site. In 1 photo, 1 idiosyncratic is seen lying connected a stretcher extracurricular an ambulance, portion different is attended to by a medic.

One 18-year-old pupil told the Reuters quality bureau helium initially thought determination were firecrackers going disconnected oregon idiosyncratic banging an object.

“I didn’t deliberation it was a weapon astatine first,” helium said, “There were galore shots: bang bang bang. Then it went quiet. Then it started again.”

In the 2025 world year, the schoolhouse had an enrollment of astir 3,100 students and 147 teachers, according to territory authorities.

In February, a teacher was killed and a pupil injured successful confederate Thailand’s Hat Yai territory aft a gunman opened occurrence astatine a school.

In October 2022, a erstwhile constabulary serviceman killed dozens of people, including children successful a gun and weapon attack successful the Nong Bua Lamphu province.

Gun laws are strict successful Thailand wherever possession of an amerciable firearm carries a situation condemnation of up to 10 years, but ownership is precocious compared with immoderate different countries successful the region.

Laws person tightened aft wide shootings successful caller years successful Thailand, including a request for a aesculapian valuation for those who privation to bargain a weapon oregon renew their weapon license.