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36 killed in attack at Thai nursery, ITV News reported

Children were sleeping in a classroom at a nursery in the town of Uthai Sawan, in Thailand's Nong Bua Lamphu province, when the killings took place on 6 October 2022; the story is still developing.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Oct 10, 2022, 7:11 a.m. ETWritten Aug 7, 2026, 11:58 p.m. ET
An attack at in the town of , in , Thailand, killed people, a figure attributed to in reporting by the International Business Times. The killings happened on 6 October 2022, at around 12:30 p.m. local time, and took place mainly at the nursery. It was naptime at the nursery, and children were sleeping in a classroom, according to reporting by the International Business Times. The suspect is dead. Officials have not released the identities of those killed, and the account available here does not establish how or why the attack happened. A local police chief, Chakkraphat Wichitvaidya, is recorded as having spoken about the case, but the record of what he said is unclear and is not reproduced here. This account rests on a single published report and remains incomplete. Casualty figures in the hours and days after an attack are routinely revised, and the number above should be read as what stated rather than as a final count.

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