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A gunman who opened fire at a school in southern Thailand’s Hat Yai district on Wednesday (Feb. 11, 2026) has been arrested and all hostages have been released, a police official said. Reuters.
An 18-year-old man entered the Patongprathankiriwat school in Hat Yai, Songkhla province with a gun on Wednesday (February 11, 2026), the provincial administration said on social media.
“The culprit has been apprehended,” said Deputy Superintendent Vician Soboon Reuters.
Thai ex-policeman kills 24 children and 13 children in mass shooting at daycare center
A second police officer said at least three people were injured in the incident.
Gun violence and ownership are not uncommon in Thailand, where a former police officer killed 36 people, including 22 children, in a 2022 gun and knife attack at a nursery in the east of the country.
Published – February 11, 2026 05:25 pm IST
