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Eight killed in shooting at school outside Bangkok, RTÉ reports

Thai authorities are responding to an attack on 7 August 2026 at a school on the outskirts of Bangkok; the story is developing and details remain incomplete.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 7, 2026, 8:47 p.m. ET
people were killed in a shooting at a school outside Bangkok on the morning of 7 August 2026, according to RTÉ. The broadcaster reported that a Thai teenager fatally shot his grandparents before killing at least five people and himself at the school. RTÉ put the number killed at . The two accounts of the toll are reported here as RTÉ gave them; figures in the hours after an attack are frequently revised. People were led away from the scene at the school, RTÉ reported. The attacker is dead, according to RTÉ. Officials have not released the identities of those killed, and no names appear in the material available. The circumstances of the attack have not been established, and no motive has been stated by authorities. 's Prime Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, said of planned firearms legislation: "The new law will only allow government officials on duty to carry guns." This is a developing situation. Further detail — including any official confirmation of the toll, the sequence of events, or the identities of the victims — has not been made available.

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