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A 12-year-old girl dies after Thailand school shooting, bringing the death toll to at least 8

A 12-year-old girl dies after Thailand school shooting, bringing the death toll to at least 8

A schoolgirl has died from critical wounds after a student opened fire at a high school and his home outside Bangkok the day before, raising the death toll to at least eight

'Mom, don't call me': Inside Thailand's deadly school shooting

'Mom, don't call me': Inside Thailand's deadly school shooting

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Napat Wesshasartar BANG KRUAI, Thailand, Aug 8 (Reuters) - When a shot rang out at the Debsirin Nonthaburi School on the outskirts of Bangkok on Friday morning, 14-year-old Khim and her classmates peered over a balcony to see if the noise had come from a construction site

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

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

By Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK, Aug 9 (Reuters) - 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.

US not disengaging from Asia, seeks 'partners, not protectorates,' says Pentagon official

US not disengaging from Asia, seeks 'partners, not protectorates,' says Pentagon official

MANILA, Aug 10 (Reuters) - The United States is not disengaging from Asia and is instead "digging in" to maintain a favourable balance of power in the Indo-Pacific, but wants its partners to shoulder more responsibility for their defence, a senior Pentagon official said on Monday.

Thai teen kills 7 in rampage at home and school before shooting himself

Thai teen kills 7 in rampage at home and school before shooting himself

By Chalinee Thirasupa and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANG KRUAI, Thailand, Aug 7 (Reuters) - A Thai teenager killed at least five people and himself at a school outside Bangkok on Friday after fatally shooting his grandparents, police said, in the Southeast Asian nation's worst mass killing since 2022.

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

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

By Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANG BUA THONG, Thailand, Aug 7 (Reuters) - The boy shot his grandparents dead at dawn on Friday in their two-storey house bordering rice fields on the outskirts of Bangkok. Each was killed by a single gunshot to the head, a Thai police official said.

Student gunman kills at least 7 people at a high school and a home outside Bangkok, officials say

Student gunman kills at least 7 people at a high school and a home outside Bangkok, officials say

A student shot several people at a high school outside Bangkok, killing at least five and wounding several others

Student kills at least 7 people at a high school and a home outside Bangkok, officials say

Student kills at least 7 people at a high school and a home outside Bangkok, officials say

A student shot several people at a high school outside Bangkok, killing at least five and wounding several others

A look at high-profile shooting deaths in Thailand since 2020

At least seven people were shot dead on Friday by a 14-year-old student in Nonthaburi province, a northern suburb of the Thai capital Bangkok