Thai PM vows to introduce stricter gun laws after eight killed in shooting

Eight people were killed when a 14-year-old opened fire at his home and school before shooting himself dead.

Thailand school shooting: Teen kills grandparents at home, 5 at campus

In a tragic event, a teenage student opened fire at a Thai school on Friday, claiming five lives. Prior to the school shooting, he also killed his grandparents. Authorities reported 23 individuals were injured during this violent episode. The weapon used was his grandfather's firearm, unleashing a barrage of shots. This incident represents Thailand's most devastating mass killing in nearly four years.

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From his quiet home to a shooting spree at school, a Thai teenager’s deadly rampage

‘Not very sociable’ boy who killed five and himself had posted picture of his grandfather’s gun online in recent times

By Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat

How Thai teenager carried out a deadly school shooting after killing his grandparents

Thailand faces fresh pressure over gun laws after a 14-year-old uses his grandfather's gun to kill seven people, wound 23 and then die by suicide.

Thai PM vows new gun law after deadly school shooting

Within hours of a shooting rampage on the outskirts of Bangkok that left at least eight dead, Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Friday vowed to introduce a new firearms control law in Southeast Asia’s largest gun-owning nation. Anutin, who previously tightened gun laws when he was interior minister, will now propose a law to […]

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Police hope witnesses can shed light on school shooting

Police are stepping up their investigation into the shooting at Debsirin Nonthaburi School, questioning teachers, students and witnesses as they seek to determine what motivated a 14-year-old boy to kill seven people before taking his own life on Friday.

Thai officials revise down death toll in school shooting as PM cites 'academic stress'

Thai officials on Friday revised down the death toll to seven after a teen shot his grandparents at home, then two teachers and three other staff at a school.

Thai teen kills grandparents, five staff in shooting spree

A 14-year-old in Thailand killed his grandparents and five school staff in a shooting spree. Learn more about the latest mass shooting in Thailand. Read More: https://punchng.com/thai-teen-kills-grandparents-five-staff-in-shooting-spree/

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