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Seven Killed, 16 Injured in Shooting at School in Nonthaburi, Thailand

Families collected eight bodies from Bangkok's Institute of Forensic Medicine on Saturday, and the school says classes are suspended from August 10 to August 14.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 9, 2026, 1:28 a.m. ET
people were killed and injured in a shooting at , in province northwest of Bangkok, according to health ministry hospitalisation figures reported by the Canberra Times. The Canberra Times reported that it was a school day, and that most of those wounded were between 12 and 14 years old. Officials said a 14-year-old schoolboy opened fire at the school on Friday morning before taking his own life, and that earlier that same morning he appeared to have killed his two grandparents at the family home, the Canberra Times reported. Officials have not released the identities of those who died. Early on afternoon, all eight bodies — five school staff members, the alleged shooter and his grandparents — were collected from Bangkok's Institute of Forensic Medicine, the Canberra Times reported. The casualty figures above are the health ministry's count as of , and figures reported early in an incident are frequently revised. . The source material available to us does not give a calendar date or year for the shooting itself, identifying it only as Friday morning, with the bodies collected the following day. 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 29 Aug 2026, 05:28current

    Added the school's announcement that classes are suspended August 10-14, and specified the shooting as Friday morning with bodies collected Saturday afternoon.

  2. Version 19 Aug 2026, 05:24

    First published.

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