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Thailand school shooting: suspect shot grandparents before killing at least eight people, police say – latest updates

The Guardian UK Friday 07 August 2026, 07:08 UTC By Yohannes Lowe 1 min read
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Teen suspect among those dead with several others injured after shooting at a school in the Nonthaburi provinceThe shooter was a student who remained inside the school after reports of the attack first emerged, Arsit Sampantharat, the permanent secretary for the interior ministry, told news station PPTV.A witness told reporters that students hid inside a classroom while they heard gunshots from another building before police officers knocked on the door and cleared a way for them to leave...

Teen suspect among those dead with several others injured after shooting at a school in the Nonthaburi province

The shooter was a student who remained inside the school after reports of the attack first emerged, Arsit Sampantharat, the permanent secretary for the interior ministry, told news station PPTV.

A witness told reporters that students hid inside a classroom while they heard gunshots from another building before police officers knocked on the door and cleared a way for them to leave the building.

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