Thailand: A gunman shot dozens of people in a children's daycare - and killed himself
The gunman shot his wife and child and then shot himself.
The rate of gun ownership in Thailand is relatively high compared to other countries in the region, but according to official data, there is not a large amount of illegal weapons in the country
Reuters
06/10/2022
Thursday, October 6, 2022, 10:45 a.m. Updated: 11:24 a.m.
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A former police officer killed 34 people, including 22 children, today (Thursday) in a mass shooting spree at a children's daycare center in northeastern Thailand.
The gunman shot himself and died, according to local media.
The rate of gun ownership in Thailand is relatively high compared to other countries in the region, but according to official data there is not a large amount of illegal weapons in the country.
The illegal weapons that do enter the country manage to pass through the borders which are not well protected against smuggling.
The scene of the shooting (photo: screenshot, from social networks, according to Article 27A of the Copyright Law)
The suspect in the shooting in Thailand (photo: screenshot, from social networks, according to Article 27A of the Copyright Law)
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Shooting sprees are rare in Thailand, but in 2020, a soldier enraged that a real estate deal he was involved in didn't go through killed at least 29 people and injured 57 in a four-scene massacre.
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