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Six dead after shooting at school in Thailand

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Six dead after shooting at school in Thailand
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A school shooting in Thailand's Nonthaburi province has resulted in multiple deaths, including teachers and students. Authorities are currently investigating the motive and the circumstances surrounding the shooter, who reportedly killed his grandparents before the school attack.

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This tragic event highlights ongoing concerns regarding school safety and gun violence in Thailand.

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<p>A student shot several people at a high school outside Bangkok on Friday, killing at least six people and wounding several others, local police said.</p> <p>The shooting happened at the Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Nonthaburi province northwest of the national capital, Royal Thai Police spokesperson Trairong Piwpan told The Associated Press.</p> <p>A witness told reporters that students hid inside a classroom while they heard gunshots from another building before police officers knocked on the door and cleared a way for them to leave the building.</p> <p>About an hour after the shooting, people stood outside the school comforting one another and police and first responders walked around inside the school.</p> <p>Authorities gave conflicting information on the casualties that could not immediately be reconciled.</p> <p>Trairong told news broadcaster Channel 3 the shooter was being hospitalised in serious condition and 15 others were injured, with two in critical condition.

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