After fleeing the scene of the attack, the assailant returned to his home and killed himself and his wife and child, a Thailand newspaper reported.
BANGKOK — More than 30 people, primarily children, were killed Thursday when a gunman opened fire in a childcare center in northeastern Thailand, authorities said.
Police Maj. Gen. Achayon Kraithong said the shooting occurred early in the afternoon in the center in the town ofA spokesperson for a regional public affairs office said 26 deaths have been confirmed so far — 23 children, two teachers and one police officer. In this mug shot released by the Thailand Criminal Investigations Bureau, CIB, a suspected assailant is shown in the attack in the town of Nongbua Lamphu, northern Thailand, Oct. 6, 2022. More than 30 people, primarily children, were killed Thursday when a gunman opened fire in a childcare center in northeastern Thailand and later killed himself, authorities said. According to Thai media reports, the gunman also used knives in the attack and then fled the building.
Several media outlets identified the assailant as a former police lieutenant colonel from the region but there was no immediate official confirmation. The Daily News newspaper reported that after fleeing the scene of the attack the assailant returned to his home and killed himself along with his wife and child.
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Thai police: More than 30 killed in childcare center attackBANGKOK (AP) — More than 30 people, primarily children, were killed Thursday when a gunman opened fire in a childcare center in northeastern Thailand, authorities said. Police Maj. Gen. Achayon Kraithong said the shooting occurred early in the afternoon in the center in the town of Nongbua Lamphu.
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Thai Police: More Than 30 Killed in Childcare Center AttackPolice in Thailand say more than 30 people were killed in a shooting at a childcare center in the country’s northeast.
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