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Six killed in shooting at high school in Nonthaburi province, Thailand

A Royal Thai Police spokesman said six people were killed and 15 injured at Debsirin Nonthaburi School, while the health minister gave a higher injury figure.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 10:24 a.m. ET
people were killed in a shooting at , a high school in province, north-west of Bangkok, according to a Royal Thai Police spokesman cited by the Eastern Daily Press and the Times and Star. Both outlets report it was a school day at the school, with pupils and teachers present and pupils in classrooms; a witness told the Eastern Daily Press that pupils were inside a classroom when gunshots were heard. Injury figures given by officials differ. The police spokesman put the number of injured at , while health minister Pattana Promphat separately said 22 people were injured, nine of them critically, according to both outlets. The two accounts have not been reconciled. Officials have not released the identities of those killed or injured. The Royal Thai Police, along with police and first responders at the scene, are handling the response. About an hour after the shooting, images from the scene showed people standing outside the school comforting one another and police and first responders walking around inside the school, according to the Times and Star. Both outlets report that the suspect is dead. Police have not said more about the circumstances, and no motive has been established. This remains an early account, and the figures above are those stated by officials at the time. Counts in incidents of this kind are frequently revised.

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  1. Version 37 Aug 2026, 14:24current

    No new facts from sources; headline and standfirst clarified and setting attribution tightened to both outlets.

  2. Version 27 Aug 2026, 12:27

    Added corroborating attribution to the Times and Star throughout and its account of scene images about an hour after the shooting.

  3. Version 17 Aug 2026, 12:24

    First published.

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