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# What we know so far about the deadly Thailand shooting

What we know so far about the deadly Thailand shootingClose

At least seven people have died after a 14-year-old boy shot and killed his grandparents and then opened fire on a school in Thailand's capital, Bangkok.

Authorities say the suspect, who was a student at the school, used a handgun belonging to his grandfather in the attacks, before turning the gun on himself.

BBC South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head reports from the school where the deadly shooting took place.

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