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Thailand school shooting August 2026
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14 DAYS
30 FACTS
3 EVENTS
2 SOURCES
FIRST ENTRY AUG 07
AUG 20 · Day 14
Thai schools hold shooter drills after deadly attack
AUG 08 · Day 2
Families retrieve bodies after deadly shooting rampage outside Bangkok
A 14-year-old schoolboy opened fire at Debsirin Nonthaburi School before taking his own life.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul pledged to introduce a new firearms control law in Thailand.
Eight bodies were collected by early Saturday afternoon from Bangkok’s Institute of Forensic Medicine.
“Everyone was saddened and shocked because it was unexpected that this would happen in Thailand, and also it’s quite a great loss,”
CHARIN SIRIANANCHAI
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AUG 07 · Day 1
Thailand school shooting rampage
The suspect searched for and viewed websites related to mass shootings before the incident.
The prime minister vowed to strengthen school security measures and introduce more screenings for firearms.
Thailand has more firearms per person than most other countries in Southeast Asia.