Seven killed by teen in Thailand mass shooting

Recent Visitors: 96 At least seven people have died in Thailand after a teenage boy shot his grandparents and then went on a shooting spree at a local secondary school. Police have said five teachers were killed before the 14-year-old gunman turned the weapon on himself. Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the attack was “well…

At least seven people have died in Thailand after a teenage boy shot his grandparents and then went on a shooting spree at a local secondary school.

Police have said five teachers were killed before the 14-year-old gunman turned the weapon on himself.

Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the attack was “well prepared”.

A 31-year-old teacher who asked not to be named described hearing gunshots and screaming pupils as the attack unfolded: “One of the teachers killed…was my friend.”

Students who escaped the shooting have spoken of their shock, with one girl describing seeing a teacher shot in front of her and climbing over a fence to escape.

The shooting has raised questions about gun control in the country, writes our South East Asia correspondent, and the PM has pledged to introduce a new firearms control law.

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