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| Thailand: At least 31 killed in attack on nursery | |
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| At least 31 people have been killed in a gun and knife attack by a former police officer at a pre-school child daycare centre in Thailand, police say. | |
| A manhunt was launched after the attack in Nong Bua Lamphu province, in the north-east of the country. | |
| Police say children and adults are among the casualties. | Police say children and adults are among the casualties. |
| The attacker shot and stabbed children and adults and is now on the run, police said. A motive for the attack is unclear. | The attacker shot and stabbed children and adults and is now on the run, police said. A motive for the attack is unclear. |
| Reports in Thailand say the officer had recently been dismissed. | Reports in Thailand say the officer had recently been dismissed. |
| Police say he was last seen driving a white-four door Toyota pick-up truck with Bangkok registration plates. | |
| #กราดยิง #หนองบัวลำภู Gunman identified by police as 34-year-old Panya Kamrab. He reportedly fled the scene in a white Toyota pick-up truck pic.twitter.com/LWSATXgy4K | |
| A senior police officer in Nong Bua Lamphu province said 23 children were among the casualties, AFP news agency reports. | |
| Mass shootings in Thailand are rare. In 2020 a soldier killed 21 people and injured dozens more in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima. | Mass shootings in Thailand are rare. In 2020 a soldier killed 21 people and injured dozens more in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima. |