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Aug 7, 2026

Student kills six people at Thailand school after shooting grandparents in country's worst mass shooting since 2022

A teenage student shot and killed his grandparents at their home before opening fire at a high school in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok, killing three teachers and three students. The suspected attacker also died, bringing the total death toll to at least seven or eight people, with 15 others wounded.

Aug 7, 2026·7 sources
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Aug 6, 2026

Thailand school shooting kills at least 7 as teen gunman opens fire

A 14-year-old student killed his grandparents before opening fire at a school north of Bangkok, killing at least five teachers and taking his own life in one of Thailand's deadliest school shootings in years.

Aug 6, 2026·18 sources
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Jul 12, 2026

Deadly fire at Bangkok pub kills 27, injures 73 as police investigate possible negligence

An explosive fire engulfed a popular pub in northern Bangkok, killing 27 people and injuring 73 others, with 22 in critical condition. Police are investigating possible negligence, including obstructed emergency exits that may have trapped people trying to flee the burning venue.

Jul 12, 2026·5 sources
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Jun 11, 2026

Thai Court Sentences Two Uyghur Men to Death for 2015 Bangkok Bombing

A Thai court convicted and sentenced to death two ethnic Uyghur men from China's Xinjiang region for the 2015 bombing at Bangkok's Erawan shrine that killed 20 people and injured more than 100.

Jun 11, 2026·5 sources
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Apr 28, 2026

Tehran-Moscow flights resume after 60-day suspension caused by the war

Iran's Mahan Air operated the first Tehran-Moscow flight, resuming the route after a 60-day suspension caused by the US-Israeli war; the same day Iran's Foreign Minister returned from meeting Putin in Russia to discuss the conflict. Airport authorities announced further route restorations to Bangkok, Istanbul, Beijing and other destinations in the coming days.

Apr 28, 2026·2 sources
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Top claims

  • ▪The 14-year-old gunman lived with his grandparents prior to carrying out the shootings on August 7, 2026.
  • ▪Thailand has an estimated 10 million to 10.3 million firearms in circulation, representing one of the highest gun ownership rates in the region.
  • ▪In October 2022, a former police officer armed with a gun and a knife killed 36 people, including 24 children, at a nursery in northern Thailand.

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