More than 30 killed in child daycare center shooting in Thailand

According to details, at least 34 people, including 22 children, died as a result of a shooting at a children’s daycare center in the northeastern province of Thailand.

According to the report of the foreign media, the police said in their statement that the victims include both children and adults. According to the police, the assailant is a former police officer who is being sought.

Police officials confirmed that the attacker also killed his wife and child in the attack while 12 people were also injured in the incident.

According to the report of the AFP news agency, an attacker armed with a shotgun and a knife opened fire on a child care center at 12:30 in the afternoon in Nong Bua Lam Phu province of Thailand and later escaped.

The assailant has been identified as police lieutenant colonel Paniya Khamrab and was dismissed from police service last year for drug use, said police colonel Jakapat Wijthritiya.

The police colonel confirmed the death of 23 children in the attack and said that the dead children were between two and three years old.

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The government spokesperson said that Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha has directed all agencies to be active to catch the accused.

This incident has taken place on an occasion when a serving army officer in Bangkok shot dead two comrades in a military training base about a month ago.

Bangkok has a high rate of gun ownership, yet shootings are rare in the country.