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Eight dead, including teen suspect's grandparents, in Thailand shooting, police say

Thailand has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the region, with around 10 million firearms estimated to be in circulation, one for every seven inhabitants.

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00:01At least eight people were killed and several injured after a student opened fire on Friday
00:06at a high school just north of the Thai capital, Bangkok. Local authorities said three students
00:12and three teachers were killed in the assault at the school in the Nontheburi province. A man and
00:18a woman were also found dead in the home of the student. National police said that the two adults
00:23were the suspect's grandparents, whom he had shot dead using his grandfather's handgun before
00:28proceeding to school. Fifteen other students were injured, not by gunfire, but as they were trying
00:34to flee. The shooter, who was identified as a student of the school, was also reported dead.
00:39It is, however, unclear how he died. Some reports claim police killed the suspect,
00:44while others said he died by suicide. Thailand has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the
00:51region. However, past promises of tightening gun laws have not prevented repeated shootings.
00:58So please leave behind us.
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