At least 32 dead, including 23 children between two and three years oldin a shooting recorded this Thursday in a nursery in northeast Thailand, the emergency services informed Efe.
police major general Achayon Kraithong said the shooting happened in the early followingnoon in downtown Nongbua Lamphu. He said the attacker killed 30 people before taking his own life.
Police indicated on their Facebook account that the suspect, identified as a 34-year-old former police officer.
After the attack, the author of the crime fled to his home, where He killed his wife and three children. before committing suicide, according to information from the newspaper ‘Thairath‘. The man had been expelled from the Police Corps following being involved in a drug trafficking case.
During his escape the man he ran over several pedestrians with his vehicle.
For its part, the Ministry of Social Development has ordered the Police to mobilize to attend to the families of the victims.
Thai Prime Minister, Pratuyh Chan Ochahad previously given an order to the Police chief to go to the scene to coordinate the search and capture of the suspect.
A spokesman for a regional public affairs office said the death of 23 children, two teachers and a police officer
(With information from EFE and AFP)
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