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A former policeman killed 34 people on Thursday in a mass shooting at a children’s day-care center in Thailand, with media reporting the gunman later shot and killed himself. The victims included 22 children as well as adults, police said in a statement. Police colonel Jakkapat Vijitraithaya from Nong Bua Lam Phu province said the gunman went home and killed his wife and child after the mass shooting. Earlier, police said a manhunt was under way for the shooter, and a government spokesman said the prime minister had alerted all agencies to apprehend the culprit. Mass shootings are rare in Thailand even though the rate of gun ownership is high compared with some other countries in the region, and illegal weapons are common. READ MORE : https://www.arabnews.com/node/2176206/world

At least 31 people were killed on Thursday in a mass shooting at a children’s day-care center in a northeastern province of Thailand, a police spokesperson said. Victims included both children and adults, police said in a statement, adding that the gunman was an ex-police officer and a manhunt was underway. The prime minister has alerted all agencies to take action and apprehend the culprit, a government spokesperson said. The rate of gun ownership in Thailand is high compared with some other countries in the region but official figures do not include huge numbers of illegal weapons, many of which have been brought in across porous borders over the years from strife-torn neighbors. Mass shootings are rare but in 2020, a soldier angry over a property deal gone sour killed at least 29 people and wounded 57 in a rampage that spanned four locations. Read More : https://www.arabnews.com/node/2176206/world

At least 13 people died and dozens were injured when fire broke out early on Friday at a crowded nightclub in eastern Thailand, police and rescue workers said. Videos circulating on social media showed people fleeing the pub while thick black smoke billowed from the door and then the entrance through which people were escaping was suddenly engulfed in flames. Several people had fire on their clothes as they emerged from the building. Rescue workers said more than three dozen people were injured. The cause of the fire at the Mountain B pub in Sattahip district of Chonburi province, about 160 kilometres south-east of Bangkok, is under investigation, provincial police chief Maj Gen Atthasit Kijjahan told the PPTV news channel. He said the pub’s owner and staff were giving statements at the police station and the police forensic team would be collecting evidence at the scene. Police said the fire was reported at about 12.45am. Several witnesses described seeing smoke and fire on the ceilin...