Rescue workers perform CPR on Thongchai Yenprasert, president of the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization, after he was shot at the organization's office in Nonthaburi, on the outskirts of Bangkok (Reuters)A former Thai MP has claimed responsibility for a shooting at a local government office in Nonthaburi province, just days after the same region witnessed a major school shooting incident in which at least nine people died.Two people, including a senior provincial official and his driver, have been injured in the attack that happened outside the provincial office's building.Police said Chalong Reawraeng, a former lawmaker from Thailand’s Nonthaburi province, has been arrested. His alleged target, Thongchai Yenprasert, is president of the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organisation.The victim and his driver have been hospitalised after being shot, with several local media reports suggesting they were seriously injured."There were two people wounded, who have ⁠been sent to hospital for treatment," major general Dejrapee Kongdee, the police commander of Nonthaburi, which borders Bangkok, said.More followsFormer lawmaker claims responsibility for attackA well-known former lawmaker, Chalong Reawraeng, has claimed responsibility for the attack.He first claimed it in a phone call to a popular political commentator, who was livestreaming on YouTube at the time, and later at a press conference.During the call, the presenter Anchalee Paireerak asked the lawmaker: "Did he die? Did he die? You shot him in the head? You need to wait there for the cops.”She appeared visibly shocked, while viewers were not able to hear the caller. Rescue workers perform CPR on Thongchai Yenprasert, president of the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization, after he was shot at the organization's office in Nonthaburi, on the outskirts of Bangkok (Reuters)Shweta Sharma10 August 2026 08:35Shooter has been arrested, police sayPolice said Chalong Reawraeng, a former lawmaker from Thailand’s Nonthaburi province, has been arrested. His alleged target, Thongchai Yenprasert, is president of the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organisation.The victim and his driver have been hospitalised after being shot, with several local media reports suggesting they were seriously injured."There were two people wounded, who have ⁠been sent to hospital for treatment," major general Dejrapee Kongdee, the police commander of Nonthaburi, which borders Bangkok, said.Shweta Sharma10 August 2026 08:26Thailand rocked by second shooting in days as former MP opens fireA former Thai MP has claimed responsibility for a shooting at a local government office in Nonthaburi province, just days after the same region witnessed a major school shooting incident in which at least nine people died.Two people, including a senior provincial official and his driver, have been injured in the attack that happened outside the provincial office's building.Shweta Sharma10 August 2026 08:26