Thailand school shooting toll rises to nine after 12-year-old dies, police say

Teenage girl treated in hospital after Friday’s school shooting has died, police say The death toll from a school shooting in Thailand rose to nine on Saturday, after police said a 12-year-old girl caught up in Friday’s incident had died. Police at the Plai Bang Police Station in Nonthaburi Province said the girl, who had been treated at hospital with critical wounds, had died, a day after a 14-year-old boy allegedly shot his grandparents and then killed more people at his school before turni...

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14-year-old accused in deadly school shooting in Thailand had watched violent online content, police say

The 14-year-old charged in a deadly school shooting outside Bangkok had an air gun confiscated by a teacher last year and had watched violent content online, police said Sunday ‌as the government promised new school safety protocols.

Thai school shooter had watched violent content online: police

The Thai teen behind a deadly school shooting outside Bangkok had an air gun confiscated by a teacher last year and had watched violent content online, police said on Sunday, as the government ‌promised new safety protocols for schools. As investigations continued into Friday’s rampage, where a 14-year-old boy allegedly shot dead his grandparents at home before killing another six people at his school before turning the gun on himself, police said the boy had used social media to learn how to...

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The week in pictures: Summer wildfires, a Thai school shooting and the Tour de France Femmes

This summer's record wildfire season continued its devastation in the US state of Washington and parts of Europe, Thailand mourned after a school shooting left students and teachers dead, and cycling enthusiasts turned their attention to the women's Tour de France: here's a look at the week's most striking images.

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Accused Thai school shooter had watched violent content online, police say

The boy lived with his grandparents, and his mother said she last saw him during a recent school holiday

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Napat Wesshasartar

Thai Teen Shooter Watched Violent Content Online, Had A Knife In School Bag

Last year a teacher had confiscated a BB gun, a type of air gun, that the Thailand teen shoot took to school.

Accused Thai school shooter had watched violent content online, police say

A deadly school shooting outside Bangkok has reignited debate over firearms control in Southeast Asia's largest gun-owning nation.

Accused Thai school shooter had watched violent content online: Police

Police said the 14-year-old boy had used social media to learn how to use a firearm, before turning a gun on his grandparents, schoolmates and then himself.

Accused Thai school shooter had watched violent content online, police say

Thai police say the boy had used social media to learn how to use a firearm

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Police cite multiple factors in deadly school shooting

The deadly attack by a student at Debsirin Nonthaburi School appears to have resulted from a combination of factors such as family problems, issues at school, academic pressure, conflicts with friends and exposure to violent online content, a senior police officer said on Sunday.

Accused Thai school shooter had watched violent content online, police say

Teen learned firearm use on social media; education ministry to roll out new safety protocols within three months

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