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Eight killed in shooting at Thai school in Nonthaburi province

A 12-year-old girl died after being hospitalised, the health ministry said, as 14 people remained in hospital on Saturday.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 10, 2026, 1:04 a.m. ET
people were killed and injured in a shooting on Friday morning at in , according to figures reported by the Canberra Times as of . Among the dead is a 12-year-old girl who died after being hospitalised, the health ministry said. As of , people remained in hospital, of whom seven remained in critical condition, the newspaper reported. On Friday, the school posted a message on Facebook seeking blood donations for two students. Officials have not released the identities of those killed or injured. Bangkok's Institute of Forensic Medicine is among the agencies involved in the response. Accounts of the setting differ slightly within the Canberra Times' reporting: it describes the shooting as occurring during a school day at , and elsewhere as occurring on a Friday morning there. All accounts describe it as a co-educational state school with about 3,000 students enrolled, aged 12 to 18. A 14-year-old opened fire at the school on Friday morning and , the Canberra Times reported. Officials said the same 14-year-old also appeared to have killed his two grandparents at the family home earlier that morning. said all classes would be suspended between August 10-14, and that school staff were instructed to work from home.

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  1. Version 410 Aug 2026, 05:04current

    Added the health ministry's statement that a 12-year-old girl died after hospitalisation; removed an unsupplied crisis helpline line.

  2. Version 310 Aug 2026, 03:58

    No new facts; tightened wording, moved the note that identities have not been released up with the hospital figures.

  3. Version 210 Aug 2026, 03:37

    Added Saturday hospital status (14 hospitalised, seven critical) and the school's Friday blood-donation appeal; noted the differing descriptions of the setting.

  4. Version 110 Aug 2026, 02:54

    First published.

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