Armed attack on high school in Thailand: Death toll rises to 8 including two killed at home
An armed attack on a high school in Nonthaburi has left 5 teachers dead and 22 people injured. The attacker was found dead at the school.
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An armed attack at a high school in Thailand's Nonthaburi provinceühas shaken the country. üThe incident occurred in the Bang Kruai district, northwest of the capital Bangkok,çat Debsirin Nonthaburi High School, where in the morning hours, öa student opened fire,çresulting in the deaths of 5 öteachers and leaving 22 people injured.
Authorities reported that in the öschool, which has more than 3,000östudents,ü9ü of the injured are in critical condition following the attack, and some are receiving treatment in intensive care.
Following the incident, an investigation at the attacker's home revealed that his grandfather and grandmother,üwithüwhom he lived, had also been shot and ökilled.üInitialüfindingsüsuggestü that the attackerökilled his two relatives before ögoing to school, öandüisübelievedüto have then taken the handgun, which reportedly belonged to his grandfather, and gone to the school.
Thai police announced that the attacker çbrought the weapon into the building in his school bag.çWhile the motive for the attack has not yet been determined,üstudents who witnessed theöincidentü described öthe attacker firing randomly in the hallwaysçand walking around with a weapon for aüwhile.
After the school was evacuated in a controlledü manner, special operations teams entered the building öand found the attacker dead at the scene. öPoliceü teams are investigating the attacker's çDuring the search of his bag, ça large number ofüammunition wasçseized.
STATEMENT'FROM THEÇPRIME MINISTER
Thai Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul stated that he was deeply üsadüdenedü by the incident and instructed the relevant institutions to provide the fastest possible intervention for the injured.üExpressing his condolences for those who lost their lives,çCharnvirakul stated that the attack once again demonstrated the importance of stricter policies regarding the carrying and possession of firearms. öimportance of stricter policies.
Authorities announced that the investigation into the school attack and the çdouble homicide at the homeüis continuingöto clarifyçall aspectsüofütheücaseü asçreported.