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Two dead, including gunman, at school shooting in Thailand, officials sayd

The incident took place in the Bang Kruai district of Nonthaburi province. Police identified the perpetrator as a ​student.

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At least one teacher was ​killed and four other people injured by ‌a student who opened fire at a school in Thailand north of Bangkok on Friday before killing himself, ​authorities said,  Reuters reported.

Lt. Col. Dechrapee Kongdee Nonthaburi Provincial ​Police Commander confirmed the casualties to Reuters and ⁠said the suspected gunman had committed suicide. ​Among those injured were one teacher and three ​students, he said.

The incident took place in the Bang Kruai district of Nonthaburi province. Police identified the perpetrator as a ​student.

In photos circulated by emergency workers, students ​streamed out of the Debsirin Nonthaburi School, on the northwestern ‌outskirts ⁠of Bangkok, as ambulances operated. In one photo, one person is seen lying down on a stretcher outside an ambulance, while another is attended to ​by a ​medic, read the report.

In the ⁠2025 academic year, the school had an enrollment of around 3,100 students ​and 147 teachers, according to district authorities.

In ​February ⁠a teacher died and a student was injured in southern Thailand’s Hat Yai district after a gunman opened ⁠fire ​at a school.

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