Former Thai policeman kills at least 37, mostly children, in nursery attack
- The attacker, armed with a shotgun, a pistol and a knife, opened fire on the childcare centre in the northeastern province of Nong Bua Lam Phu
- The man, identified as former police sergeant Panya Kamrab, went home and killed his wife, child and himself after the shooting, an official said
Dozens of people, mostly children, were killed on Thursday in a mass shooting by an ex-policeman at a day care centre in northeastern Thailand, police said.
The attacker later killed his wife and child before taking his own life.
The death toll at 9.30pm local time stood at 37, making it the worst mass shooting in recent Thai history.
The assailant, armed with a shotgun, a pistol and a knife, opened fire on the childcare centre in Uthaisawan, Nong Bua Lam Phu province, about 500 kilometres north of Bangkok, at about 12.30pm.
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Former Thai policeman kills at least 30, mostly children, in nursery attack
After the attack, the gunman went home and killed himself and his wife and child, said police colonel Jakkapat Vijitraithaya, from the province where the attack happened.