BANGKOK: A gunman who used a firearm stolen from a police officer to wound a teacher and a girl at a school in southern Thailand’s Hat Yai district on Wednesday has been detained, authorities said. The 17-year-old suspect entered Patongprathankiriwat School in Songkhla Province’s Hat Yai earlier in the day, appearing agitated, the provincial government said in a statement. The suspect has a sister at the school, police commander Teerasak Chaiyotha said, but a motive has yet to be determined.

Gunman detains students and teachers in Thailand school; police confirm no hostages held, three injured.

Aveva rubato l’arma a un agente

Un ragazzo di circa diciotto anni ha rubato la pistola a un agente di polizia e ha fatto irruzione in una prestigiosa scuola di Hat Yai, in Thailandia, sparando e ferendo il…

The suspect has been detained and all hostages freed after a two-hour standoff at a school in southern Thailand, police said.

BANGKOK: A gunman who used a firearm stolen from a police officer to wound a teacher and a girl at a school in southern Thailand’s Hat Yai district on Wednesday has been…

Police arrested an 18-year-old gunman after he allegedly took students and teachers hostage at a school in Songkhla in southern Thailand on Wednesday.

A gunman who laid siege to the school shot the principal and another female student who is out of danger.