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| Thailand attack: ‘I am full of pain and anger' | Thailand attack: ‘I am full of pain and anger' |
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| The BBC's Jonathan Head witnesses distressing scenes as families arrive to collect the victims | |
| The BBC's Jonathan Head witnesses distressing scenes as families arrive to collect the victims | |
| Duangphan Patphaothanun is wandering outside a childcare centre, clutching a bag full of toys. | Duangphan Patphaothanun is wandering outside a childcare centre, clutching a bag full of toys. |
| The 64-year-old grandmother wants to know when she can see her grandson, so she can place his most treasured possessions with him in his coffin - the bag includes a large plastic dinosaur. | The 64-year-old grandmother wants to know when she can see her grandson, so she can place his most treasured possessions with him in his coffin - the bag includes a large plastic dinosaur. |
| Three-year-old Pattarawut is among the 23 children who died on Thursday in a gun and knife attack at a childcare centre in Thailand's north-east. | Three-year-old Pattarawut is among the 23 children who died on Thursday in a gun and knife attack at a childcare centre in Thailand's north-east. |
| A former policeman had stormed the building, killing children as young as two while they slept, leaving at least 37 people dead. | A former policeman had stormed the building, killing children as young as two while they slept, leaving at least 37 people dead. |
| More than 90 children usually attend the centre but because of poor weather and a bus breakdown only 24 of them were there on Thursday. Only one child has survived. | More than 90 children usually attend the centre but because of poor weather and a bus breakdown only 24 of them were there on Thursday. Only one child has survived. |
| Police say the 34-year-old attacker - a local named Panya Kamrab - killed his wife and his step-son, before killing himself after a manhunt. His step-son used to attend the centre but hadn't been for the past month. | Police say the 34-year-old attacker - a local named Panya Kamrab - killed his wife and his step-son, before killing himself after a manhunt. His step-son used to attend the centre but hadn't been for the past month. |
| The motive for the attack is not yet known. But police said Kamrab was fired from his job in June for drug use. | The motive for the attack is not yet known. But police said Kamrab was fired from his job in June for drug use. |
| "When I heard the news about the shooting, I just fainted," Duangphan said. On her phone are photos of Pattarawut, taken just hours before the shooting. | "When I heard the news about the shooting, I just fainted," Duangphan said. On her phone are photos of Pattarawut, taken just hours before the shooting. |
| Like many childcare centres, this one too regularly posts photo updates for parents to see - the images show happy, smiling faces, writing or finishing a drawing. | Like many childcare centres, this one too regularly posts photo updates for parents to see - the images show happy, smiling faces, writing or finishing a drawing. |
| Duangphan was one of several grieving relatives who had gathered outside the centre in Nong Bua Lamphua province on Friday morning. | Duangphan was one of several grieving relatives who had gathered outside the centre in Nong Bua Lamphua province on Friday morning. |
| Captain was just shy of his third birthday | Captain was just shy of his third birthday |
| Another grandmother, 46-year-old Nipha Lawongsechaison, says she lost both a grandson and granddaughter in the attack. | Another grandmother, 46-year-old Nipha Lawongsechaison, says she lost both a grandson and granddaughter in the attack. |
| "I am full of such pain... [and] anger because I cannot do anything," she says. | "I am full of such pain... [and] anger because I cannot do anything," she says. |
| She's not the only one. Others too say they are filled with grief - and unanswered questions. | She's not the only one. Others too say they are filled with grief - and unanswered questions. |
| "Why did he take it [out] on the children? Why kill them when they did nothing to him?" says 27-year-old Naliwan Dungkhet, whose two-year-old nephew Captain also died in the attack. He was just a month away from his third birthday. | "Why did he take it [out] on the children? Why kill them when they did nothing to him?" says 27-year-old Naliwan Dungkhet, whose two-year-old nephew Captain also died in the attack. He was just a month away from his third birthday. |
| 'It's shocking' - witnesses describe nursery attack horror | 'It's shocking' - witnesses describe nursery attack horror |
| Thai pre-school attack: What we know | Thai pre-school attack: What we know |
| Among the mourners was Komsan Norraburh. His ex-wife married the attacker who killed both her and Norraburh's three-year-old son, Worraphat. | Among the mourners was Komsan Norraburh. His ex-wife married the attacker who killed both her and Norraburh's three-year-old son, Worraphat. |
| "I was at the factory [when] my friend asked me to check the news. I called my ex-wife and son to see if they were ok but no-one answered," he said. "He was a good boy who liked to talk a lot. I'm waiting to pick up his body and see his face one last time." | "I was at the factory [when] my friend asked me to check the news. I called my ex-wife and son to see if they were ok but no-one answered," he said. "He was a good boy who liked to talk a lot. I'm waiting to pick up his body and see his face one last time." |
| Many of the relatives said they had waited outside the childcare centre well into the night on Thursday, while others gathered at the police station. | Many of the relatives said they had waited outside the childcare centre well into the night on Thursday, while others gathered at the police station. |
| They would eventually be greeted by the sight of pink and white coffins adorned with gold, bearing the bodies of the children, which were brought to a hospital morgue in Udon Thani and laid out in rows. | They would eventually be greeted by the sight of pink and white coffins adorned with gold, bearing the bodies of the children, which were brought to a hospital morgue in Udon Thani and laid out in rows. |
| Police said the armed attacker broke into the building just after lunch time on Thursday, shooting his way past a teacher and parent outside. He was recognised by one of the teachers when he burst in. | Police said the armed attacker broke into the building just after lunch time on Thursday, shooting his way past a teacher and parent outside. He was recognised by one of the teachers when he burst in. |
| Witnesses said he first shot staff - including a teacher who was eight months pregnant- before forcing his way past teachers into a room where children were napping. He then stabbed most of his victims before fleeing. | Witnesses said he first shot staff - including a teacher who was eight months pregnant- before forcing his way past teachers into a room where children were napping. He then stabbed most of his victims before fleeing. |
| Officers who rushed to the nursery were confronted with the bodies of adults and children, lying inside and outside the building. | Officers who rushed to the nursery were confronted with the bodies of adults and children, lying inside and outside the building. |
| Kamrab had appeared in court the morning of the attack on charges related to the use and possible sale of methamphetamine. He had been due to face a verdict on Friday. | Kamrab had appeared in court the morning of the attack on charges related to the use and possible sale of methamphetamine. He had been due to face a verdict on Friday. |
| Mass shootings in Thailand are rare, although gun ownership rates are relatively high for the region. | Mass shootings in Thailand are rare, although gun ownership rates are relatively high for the region. |
| In 2020 a soldier killed 29 people and injured dozens more in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima. Thursday's attack comes less than a month after an army officer shot dead two of his colleagues at a base in Bangkok. | In 2020 a soldier killed 29 people and injured dozens more in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima. Thursday's attack comes less than a month after an army officer shot dead two of his colleagues at a base in Bangkok. |
| Additional reporting by Suchada Phoisaat | Additional reporting by Suchada Phoisaat |