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Nine dead after shooting at school in Nonthaburi, Thailand, school says

Debsirin Nonthaburi School said the toll from the August 7 shooting rose to nine on August 8 after a Year 7 student died; the investigation is still developing.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 7, 2026, 9:30 a.m. ETWritten Aug 9, 2026, 8:32 p.m. ET

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people have died following a shooting on August 7, 2026 at in the Bang Kruai district of , Thailand, according to a figure given by the school and reported by The Star. The school announced on August 8 that the death toll had risen to after a Year 7 student died, The Star reported, citing the school. The initial shooting at the school on August 7 was reported by The Nation Thailand/Asia News Network. The figure of is the count as of August 8 and, as with any developing incident, may be revised. The Southeast Asia Post reported that the suspect is . No further official detail about the suspect has been supplied, and officials have not released the identities of those killed. The cause and circumstances of the shooting have not been determined, and no motive has been stated by authorities. This account is drawn entirely from the reporting available so far. Officials have not published further details of the response, and the situation remains developing.

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  1. Version 511 Aug 2026, 06:25current

    Added headline and standfirst, and included gdnonline.com among the outlets reporting the two-wounded figure, the suspect in custody and the government office incident.

  2. Version 411 Aug 2026, 06:19

    Added dailymirror.lk and cyprus-mail.com to the two-wounded figure, the detained-suspect and no-longer-active reporting, and the separate August 10 government office incident.

  3. Version 311 Aug 2026, 05:39

    Added en.apa.az's differing account of the setting (a local government office where a senior provincial official and his driver were present), attributed the two-wounded and in-custody accounts to both straitstimes.com and en.apa.az, and flagged that the August 10 office shooting date cannot be reconciled with the sources' publication dates.

  4. Version 211 Aug 2026, 05:27

    Added the separately reported August 10 shooting at a government office and arrest, the conflicting Straits Times figures on wounded and suspect status, the school director's statement and a second quote from the prime minister.

  5. Version 110 Aug 2026, 00:32current

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