Thailand Mass Shooting: In one of the bloodiest massacres of Thailand, a gunman killed 22 children and 12 adults at a Hat Yai district school in Southern Thailand.
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All the hostages have been freed and the attacker has been detained by police.
Thailand Mass Shooting-The Turn Of Events
An 18-year-old man sneaked into the Patongprathankiriwat School in Hat Yai of the Songkhla Province with a gun.
Deputy Superintendent Wichian Soboon commented that the perpetrator of the heinous crime has been successfully captured. Mae Taptim Yala Foundation, which first reported the Thailand mass shooting on its Facebook social media page, confirmed that an injured teacher of the district school was immediately rushed to the hospital.
According to authorities, an unknown number of teachers and students were taken hostage by the perpetrator. Armed policemen immediately arrived at the scene as hundreds of young people were seen fleeing onto the roads in a complete panic mode. However, many teachers and pupils were unable to run away and stayed trapped inside the school building.
Past Massacre
In October 2022, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) expressed shock and sadness at the tragic shooting in Thailand’s northern province of Nong Bua Lamphu. The incident happened at an early childhood development centre where dozens of people were killed, including many young children.
In a statement, UNICEF had remarked that time it condemns all forms of violence against children and added that no child should ever be a witness or target of violence anytime anywhere. It was also commented that early childhood schools, development centres and learning spaces must be safe havens for young children to grow, play and learn during their most critical years.
