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Thailand shooting: Teen kills seven people

A school shooting in Thailand has left seven people dead and many others injured.

Thai police say a 14-year old boy killed two of his grandparents at their home, and then attacked the Debsirin school, near Bangkok, where he was a pupil. We have the latest from our correspondent.

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Presenter: Andrew Peach.

(Photo: Thai police walk inside the compound of Debsirin Nonthaburi School, in the aftermath of the shooting incident at the school, in Bang Kruai district in Nonthaburi province on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, August 7, 2026. Credit: Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters)

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