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Seven killed, 16 injured in shooting at school in Nonthaburi province, Thailand

Relatives collected all eight bodies from Bangkok's Institute of Forensic Medicine on Saturday afternoon, according to reporting by five UK news websites.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 10, 2026, 12:19 a.m. ET
people were killed and injured in a shooting at in , according to reporting by the Wirral Globe, the Stroud News and Journal, the Chelmsford Weekly News, the Somerset County Gazette and the Witney Gazette, giving the position as of Saturday. The outlets attributed the hospital figures, including those remaining in hospital, to Thailand's health ministry; the death toll appears in their accounts without attribution to a named authority. Casualty figures in the days after an attack are commonly revised. The shooting happened at around 10am local time (4am BST) on Friday at the school, during the school day and with pupils present, the outlets reported. The Witney Gazette described Debsirin as a high school in province north-west of Bangkok; the Chelmsford Weekly News and the Stroud News and Journal reported that the shooting took place at a high school and a home outside Bangkok. Officials said that earlier in the morning the boy involved appeared to have killed his two grandparents at the family home, where he lived with them, according to the same reporting. Officials have not released the identities of those killed or injured. By early afternoon, all eight bodies had been collected from Bangkok's Institute of Forensic Medicine by relatives, the outlets reported; the number of bodies collected and the reported number killed do not match, and the accounts do not explain the difference. The outlets reported that the shooting was carried out by a 14-year-old schoolboy, who is dead and who . No further details about him are being published here. during that time. If you or someone you know is struggling, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24 hours a day: call or text 988.

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  1. Version 410 Aug 2026, 04:19current

    Added the Stroud News and Journal to the outlets carrying the casualty figures and the location detail; no change to the reported numbers.

  2. Version 310 Aug 2026, 04:09

    Added Witney Gazette as a fourth reporting outlet, noted the bodies were collected by relatives, and clarified the health ministry attribution and the school's location as described in that reporting.

  3. Version 210 Aug 2026, 03:58

    Added two further outlets carrying the same figures, and officials' statement that the boy appeared to have killed his two grandparents at the family home earlier that morning.

  4. Version 110 Aug 2026, 01:43

    First published.

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