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BANGKOK — A former police officer killed at least 24 children and 11 adults in a gun and knife attack that began at a child care center in Thailand on ...

Twenty-two children and two adults were killed in the building before the assailant fled, according to a police statement. BANGKOK — A former police officer killed at least 24 children and 11 adults in a gun and knife attack that began at a child care center in Thailand on Thursday, authorities said. and nearly 23 per 100,000 in Brazil.

The gunman, identified by the police as Panya Kamrab, 34, shot and stabbed children at the child-care center, some as young as 2, Police Col. Jakkapat ...

“We stand with the people of Thailand and offer our deepest condolences to the victims and their families,” the embassy said in a statement. The Estonian Foreign Ministry [offered](https://twitter.com/MFAestonia/status/1577959172490018816?s=20&t=pkprztaEv4u5TVJopqm57A) its “deepest sympathies” to the families of the victims. He then stole a Humvee and drove to a seven-story shopping mall, where he engaged the police in an hourslong standoff that ended the next morning. At the time, the United Nations reported that the number of methamphetamine tablets seized in East and Southeast Asia had exceeded a billion in 2021. As in other areas of the northeast, life there is governed by the harsh annual fluctuation between drought and floods. The gunman had been scheduled to appear in court on Friday in connection with the drug charge, he added. It “is a close second to the army in terms of manpower and budget,” More recently, besides the production of opium, the “Thai stick” strain of marijuana became a staple of American drug culture in the 1970s, and methamphetamines have bedeviled Thailand for decades. Like more recent antidrug efforts [in the Philippines](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/world/asia/philippines-manila-duterte-market-three.html), the effort to clear the streets of illicit drugs devolved into a campaign of widespread extrajudicial killings. Panya likely to be “one of the people on the ground,” he said. Panya was set to go on trial on Friday, and the 9-milimeter pistol he used in the attack was legally owned, the police said. Earlier Thursday by the national police chief, General Damrongsak Kittipraphat, had said 37 people were killed, in addition to the gunman.

Police say the gunman is a former police officer and that he shot himself, his wife and child following the incident in northern Thailand.

[holding out for hours](https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-thailand-shooting-idUKKBN2020T7) before he was eventually shot and killed by law enforcement. [in a statement](https://www.facebook.com/prayutofficial/posts/pfbid0H9WC5eXQqAUiAEoC793MrHyYiJMgJSvh9PBeNTLNnKb525n2nxTuxGP2hHaiZJTyl). “The images are heartbreaking and our deepest condolences go out to the families who lost loved ones,” he said in a national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the United States “was horrified” by the shooting and stands ready to assist Thailand in whatever it needs. Thailand, with a population of nearly 70 million, has more than 10 million privately owned guns, of which over 4 million are illegal, according to a My thoughts are with all those affected and the first responders,” British Prime Minister Liz Truss She said she was able to escape because the shooter ran out of bullets. They added that most of the children were asleep when the attack happened because it was nap time. Videos of the aftermath shared on social media showed scenes of carnage and grief. Others show scenes of carnage inside. Padnya then made his way into a locked room where kids were sleeping and attacked them with a knife, Jidapa said. During his escape, he killed nine more people, running some over with his vehicle, according to police.

At least 34 people—including 22 children—were killed on Thursday after a former police officer opened fire inside a daycare center in northeastern Thailand, in ...

[resulted](https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-thailand-shooting-idUKKBN2020T7) in 29 deaths over two days and ended with the soldier being shot dead. [according to](https://www.gunpolicy.org/about) GunPolicy.org run by the University of Sydney. The shooting At the time Reuters [reported](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-shooting-guns-idUSKBN20D25W) that the incident had triggered calls for a re-examining of the country’s gun laws. [Mass murder at child care centre, 34 confirmed slain](https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2408603/mass-murder-at-child-care-centre-34-confirmed-slain) (Bangkok Post) [Thai police: More than 30 killed in childcare center attack](https://apnews.com/article/shootings-thailand-84efe7ba76707f4b3d47ee8394c4f24f) (Associated Press) [reported](https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2408603/mass-murder-at-child-care-centre-34-confirmed-slain).

More than 30 people, primarily children, were killed Thursday when a gunman opened fire in a childcare center in northeastern Thailand, authorities said.

The rate of firearms related deaths in 2019 was about 4 per 100,000, compared with about 11 per 100,000 in the U.S. "I feel deep sadness toward the victims and their relatives." It was allegedly carried out by human traffickers in retaliation for a crackdown on their network. Police identified the suspect as 34-year-old former police officer Panya Kamrap. "The teacher who died, she had a child in her arms," the witness, whose name wasn't given, told Thailand's Kom Chad Luek television. and nearly 23 per 100,000 in Brazil. Paisal said he also had a shotgun and a knife. A teacher told ThaiPBS public broadcaster that the assailant got out of a car and immediately shot a man eating lunch outside, then fired more shots. "The children were two or three years old." One image showed the floor smeared with blood where sleeping mats were scattered around the room. A former police officer facing a drug charge burst into a day care center Thursday in Thailand, killing dozens of preschoolers and teachers and then shooting more people as he fled. Photos taken by first responders showed the school's floor littered with the tiny bodies of children still on their blankets, where they had been taking an afternoon nap.

A former policeman killed 38 people, including 22 children, in a knife and gun rampage at a daycare centre in Thailand on Thursday, later shooting dead his ...

Gun laws are strict in Thailand, where possession of an illegal firearm carries a prison sentence of up to 10 years. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha was expected to visit the region on Friday. The massacre is among the worst involving children killed by one person. We surrounded his house and then found that he committed suicide in his home," Damrongsak Kittiprapas told reporters. "He started shooting, slashing, killing children at the Uthai Sawan daycare centre," Paisal said. "It's a scene that nobody wants to see.

A former policeman including 22 children in a gun rampage at a daycare centre in eastern Thailand on Thursday, later shooting dead his wife and child at ...

- Gun laws are quite strict in Thailand. - In June 2021, a former soldier fired gunshots in a coronavirus field hospital near Bangkok, killing a 54-year-old patient after earlier shooting dead a convenience store employee. The applicant must be aged at least 20 and first undergo background checks which consider personal conduct, living condition, income and any criminal records. Of those, about 4 million were illegal. - Thais often complain online about a perceived decrease in personal safety and say guns are idolised by some as symbols of power and privilege because they are expensive and not easy to obtain legally. - In February 2020, a soldier angry over a property deal gone sour killed at least 29 people and wounded 57 in a rampage that spanned four locations in and around the northeastern city of Nakhon Ratchasima.

Police said the suspected gunman had been in court on drugs charges before carrying out the attack that killed more than 20 children.

A teacher told ThaiPBS that on Thursday the assailant got out of a car and immediately shot a man eating lunch outside, then fired more shots. [Sign up for the weekly What in the World newsletter here](/link/follow-20170101-p56l7u). Firearm-related deaths in Thailand are much lower than in countries such as the United States and Brazil, but higher than in Japan and Singapore, which have strict gun-control laws. That’s still far lower than the US rate of 120.5 per 100 people, according to a 2017 survey by Australia’s GunPolicy.org non-profit organisation. One image showed the floor smeared with blood where sleeping mats were scattered around the room. “The teacher who died; she had a child in her arms,” the witness, whose name wasn’t given, told Thailand’s Kom Chad Luek television. After leaving the daycare centre, he used a gun and the knife to attack people on his way. “All but one of the kids died in that room. “The children were two or three years old.” “The boy was not there ... Flags are being flown at half-mast across Thailand on Friday after the country was rocked by its deadliest single attack by a lone perpetrator. mainly used a knife and killed many children.

A former policeman killed dozens of people, including 23 children, in a knife-and-gun rampage at a daycare centre.

Gun laws are strict in Thailand where possession of an illegal firearm carries a prison sentence of up to 10 years. “He started shooting, slashing, killing children at the Utai Sawan daycare centre.” The attacker forced his way into a locked room where the children were sleeping, district official Jidapa Boonsom said. “We have to test his blood for drugs,” he said. “There were some staff eating lunch outside the nursery and the attacker parked his car and shot four of them dead,” she said. He later shot dead his wife and child at their home before turning a weapon on himself.

At least 23 children killed by ex-Thai policeman who also shot dead his wife and child before turning weapon on himself.

“He intended to crash into others on the road,” she said. “There were some staff eating lunch outside the nursery and the attacker parked his car and shot four of them dead,” she said. We were very scared and running to hide once we knew it was a shooting. “At first people thought it was fireworks… The man first shot four or five staff, including a teacher who was eight months pregnant, Jidapa said. The dead included at least 23 children, said police Colonel Jakkapat Vijitraithaya.

A horrific attack on a childcare centre in northern Thailand that has left dozens dead, prompted strong international condemnation on Thursday.

“No-one should be a target.” No child should be a target or witness of violence anywhere, anytime. “UNICEF condemns all forms of violence against children.

Former police officer Panya Khamrab had been in court on drugs charges before carrying out the attack that killed more than 20 children.

A teacher told ThaiPBS that on Thursday the assailant got out of a car and immediately shot a man eating lunch outside, then fired more shots. [Sign up for the weekly What in the World newsletter here](/link/follow-20170101-p56l7u). Firearm-related deaths in Thailand are much lower than in countries such as the United States and Brazil, but higher than in Japan and Singapore, which have strict gun-control laws. That’s still far lower than the US rate of 120.5 per 100 people, according to a 2017 survey by Australia’s GunPolicy.org non-profit organisation. One image showed the floor smeared with blood where sleeping mats were scattered around the room. “The teacher who died; she had a child in her arms,” the witness, whose name wasn’t given, told Thailand’s Kom Chad Luek television. After leaving the daycare centre, he used a gun and the knife to attack people on his way. “All but one of the kids died in that room. “The children were two or three years old.” “The boy was not there ... Flags are being flown at half-mast across Thailand on Friday after the country was rocked by its deadliest single attack by a lone perpetrator. mainly used a knife and killed many children.

The former policeman killed children as they slept in a truly horrific attack before returning home and turning on his own family.

If you need help in a crisis, call Lifeline on 13 11 14. Thailand’s police chief said the perpetrator had tried to break into the premises and had mostly used a knife in the killings. A Reuters photographer also saw late on Thursday the body of the shooter, Panya Khamrapm, being moved in a bodybag from a van to a police station in the province. The age range of children at the daycare centre was from two to five years, a local official told Reuters. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: The horrific aftermath of the massacre at a childcare centre in Thailand. In one of the world’s worst child death tolls in a massacre by a single killer in recent history, most of the children who died in Uthai Sawan, a town 500km northeast of Bangkok, were stabbed to death, police said.

Nation in shock after 37 people, most of them children, were killed, while Thai media question why red flags weren't raised earlier.

In the afternoon, coffins bearing the bodies of the victims were taken to local families, to be handed over to relatives. Teachers had tried to lock the front door to keep him out, but he shot and kicked his way into the building. He had appeared in court earlier on Thursday on a drug charge and was due to appear again on Friday. According to local reports, a tablet costs 10 baht (£0.24) for wholesale, about the same as a bottle of water. Crowds gathered outside a local hospital to see the motorcade pass by. Afterwards, he met families of the victims and handed out compensation cheques.

At least 38 people, including 24 children, were killed in a gun and knife attack Thursday at a childcare center in northern Thailand. It was the country's ...

Mass shootings are rare in Thailand, but this is the second incident in less than three years that has resulted deaths. Images have since emerged online that show children and adults lying in pools of blood on the floor following the deadly attack. It's time for Thailand to wake up and realize that protecting its people means getting this situation under control rather than treating this as a 'one-off' incident that can be ignored," Robertson told VOA via email. rate of 120.5 per 100 people, according to a 2017 survey by Australia's GunPolicy.org nonprofit organization. We stand with the people of Thailand and extend our deepest condolences to those who lost their loved ones today. According to district official Jidapa Boonsom, the gunman had entered the nursery in Uthai Sawan town around lunchtime before shooting four or five staff, including a teacher who was eight months pregnant, before forcing his way into a locked room where children were sleeping and killing them, she told Reuters. But the number of those killed could have been more. "I feel deep sadness toward the victims and their relatives." In 2020, a solider of the Royal Thai army shot and killed 29 people and injured 58 more at a military camp and a shopping mall in Nakhon Ratchasima before being shot and killed by authorities. Thai people seek mental health help much more than before," he told VOA. The motive for the killings is unknown. “We are deeply saddened by the tragedy in Nong Bua Lam Phu province,” he said.

Thailand officials are searching for answers after a man killed dozens of children at a childcare centre in a rural town in the country's north-east.

"He wanted to vent. "Concerning this horrifying incident … He said he had told the national police chief to "fast-track an investigation". His colleagues in the local police force said he was sometimes bad-tempered and violent while he worked there. Police said he had been in court earlier on the day of the attack and had then gone to the childcare centre to collect his child. National Police Chief Damrongsak Kittiprapas said the gunman was suspended from the police force in January and sacked in June for drug use.