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Thailand shooting death toll rises to nine, including student attacker
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Thailand shooting death toll rises to nine, including student attacker

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

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  • A student opened fire at a school in Thailand's Nonthaburi province, killing at least nine people, including the attacker.
  • The 14-year-old assailant also killed his grandparents before the school shooting, which authorities are investigating as carefully planned.
  • The incident is the most severe in Thailand in nearly four years and has prompted an investigation into the student's motives, with academic stress and pressure cited as potential factors.

A school shooting in Thailand's Nonthaburi province has claimed at least nine lives, including the 14-year-old perpetrator. The student first killed his grandparents before opening fire at the Debsirin school, located about 15 kilometers from Bangkok.

We wish for her to rest in eternal peace. We send our support to her family. We wish them much strength to overcome this loss.

— Debsirin schoolThe school posted this message on Facebook after the death of the student attacker.

Authorities have described the attack as "carefully planned." The student used a gun registered to his grandfather, and investigators found videos of U.S. school shootings on his computer. The motive remains under investigation, but initial findings suggest academic stress and pressure from his grandparents, one of whom was a retired teacher, may have contributed to the violence.

had been carefully planned

— Anutin CharnvirakulThailand's Prime Minister described the attack.

The Ministry of Health confirmed nine fatalities, with seven individuals still hospitalized in serious condition. The school posted a tribute to the five teachers and staff members who died, expressing condolences to their families. This incident marks the most significant outbreak of gun violence in Thailand since October 2022, when an ex-policeman attacked a daycare center, killing dozens.

academic stress

— Anutin CharnvirakulThailand's Prime Minister cited this as a potential factor for the young attacker.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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