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Thailand school shooting: teacher and student gunman dead, police say

The Guardian UK Friday 07 August 2026, 04:44 UTC By Reuters 1 min read
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At least four other people injured after student ⁠opened fire at Debsirin Nonthaburi school, north of BangkokAt least one teacher was killed and four other people injured ⁠by a student ⁠who ​opened fire at a school north of Bangkok before killing himself, authorities in Thailand said on Friday. Lt. Col. Dechrapee Kongdee, the Nonthaburi provincial police commander, confirmed the ⁠casualties and said the suspected gunman had ​taken their own life.

At least four other people injured after student ⁠opened fire at Debsirin Nonthaburi school, north of Bangkok

At least one teacher was killed and four other people injured ⁠by a student ⁠who ​opened fire at a school north of Bangkok before killing himself, authorities in Thailand said on Friday.

Lt. Col. Dechrapee Kongdee, the Nonthaburi provincial police commander, confirmed the ⁠casualties and said the suspected gunman had ​taken their own life.

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