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Thai teen kills 7 in school shooting near Bangkok
A 14-year-old boy shot dead his grandparents at home, then opened fire at Debsirin Nonthaburi School near Bangkok, killing five people before turning the gun on himself, police said. Seven people died…
The Story in Brief
A 14-year-old boy shot dead his grandparents at home, then opened fire at Debsirin Nonthaburi School near Bangkok, killing five people before turning the gun on himself, police said. Seven people died in total, including the gunman. Nine others were critically injured, and more than 20 were hurt. The shooter used his grandfather's 9mm handgun and fired at least 26 rounds, police reported. Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the suspect was under stress over his studies and had planned the attack. Outlets disagree on whether the school victims were three students and three teachers, or all teachers and staff.
The Indian Opinion
The usual calls for stricter gun control will follow, but Thailand has heard them before. After the 2022 daycare centre massacre that killed 36, little changed. The prime minister blames the teenager's stress over studies, but a country with 10 million civilian guns cannot reduce this to one boy's troubles. The real test is whether Thailand's politicians will now act on gun licensing, or let this tragedy join the list of forgotten horrors.
Sources (4): assamtribune.com, hindustantimes.com, hindustantimes.com (2), livemint.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 4 sources.
