At least 34 people including 22 children lost their lives in a mass shooting at a childcare centre in Thailand.
At least 34 people have been killed in Thailand after a horrific shootout in a childcare center바카라 웹사이트in the northwest of the country. According to reports,바카라 웹사이트the gunman opened fire early in the afternoon in the center of the town of Nongbua Lamphu. Among those killed were바카라 웹사이트22 children, some of whom were as young as two-years-old.바카라 웹사이트
Following the shooting, the assailant took his own life.바카라 웹사이트A spokesperson for a regional public affairs office said 26 deaths have been confirmed so far - 23 children, two teachers, and one police officer.바카라 웹사이트
The incident has left the South바카라 웹사이트Asian nation, where gun violence is relatively rare, shocked. Mass shootings are a rarity in Thailand, despite the nation having a high gun ownership rate. However, there has been a spike in mass shootings around the world in the last few years, especially in the United States which has the highest number of gun violence incidents.바카라 웹사이트
Texas school shooting, 2022
On May 24, a rampage at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas,바카라 웹사이트left 19 children and two teachers dead.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트The shooting occurred at Robb Elementary School and was carried out by 18-year-old student Salvadore Ramos.바카라 웹사이트
As per a report in the Gun Violence Archive, there have been over 300 mass shootings in US in the year 2022 itself. There were 14 mass shootings over the long Fourth of July weekend this year including at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park that left six dead and dozens injured.
In fact, not a single week has passed this year when there hasn't been a mass shooting incident in the US.바카라 웹사이트
Florida school shooting, 2018
The shooting occurred at바카라 웹사이트Stoneman Douglas High School바카라 웹사이트on February 14, 2018, when a바카라 웹사이트former student of바카라 웹사이트Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School바카라 웹사이트entered the school, killed 17 people, and wounded 17 others.바카라 웹사이트
Christchurch mass shooting, 2019
In what is one of the most fatal incidences of mass shootings in recent times, 51 people were killed in a terror attack in New Zealand in 2019 after a lone gunman opened fire in two mosques in Christchurch on March 14. The attack was carried out by 28-year-old Brenton Harrison Tarrant and was linked to a rise in white supremacy and alt-right politics in New Zealand.바카라 웹사이트
Norway attack, 2011
At least 77 people were killed in twin attacks in Norway in July 2011 after a twin attack in Oslo including a bombing and a shooting massacre in a youth camp. The attack was carried out by Andres Breivik who claimed to be a self-styled anti-Muslim militant.바카라 웹사이트
Las Vegas shooting, 2017
At least 61바카라 웹사이트people were killed and over 800 left injured after a 34-year-old gunman opened fire from a hotel room into a crowd of people attending a country music festival. Over 400 people were left with gunshot wounds after the incident. The gunman killed himself after that.바카라 웹사이트
Kenya University attack, 2015바카라 웹사이트
In what is considered one of the deadliest attacks in Kenya, gunmen stormed the Garissa University college in Kenya on April 2, 2015, killing 148 people. The attackers were part of a militant group named Al-Shabaab which is a spinoff of the Al-Quaeda. During the day long siege, the gunment held 8700 students hostage and killed those who identified as Christians.바카라 웹사이트
Hanau shootings, 2020
On 19 February 2020, eleven people were killed and five others wounded in a terrorist shooting spree after a바카라 웹사이트schizophrenic far-right extremist opened fire in two바카라 웹사이트two shisha bars in Hanau, near Frankfurt, Germany.바카라 웹사이트After the attacks, the gunman returned to his apartment, where he killed his mother and then committed suicide. The massacre was called an act of terrorism by the German Minister of Internal Affairs.
Nova Scotia, 2020
On April 18–19, 2020, Gabriel Wortman committed바카라 웹사이트multiple shootings바카라 웹사이트and바카라 웹사이트set fires바카라 웹사이트at 16 locations in the바카라 웹사이트Canadian province바카라 웹사이트of바카라 웹사이트Nova Scotia, killing 22 people and injuring three others before he was shot and killed by the바카라 웹사이트Royal Canadian Mounted Police바카라 웹사이트(RCMP) in바카라 웹사이트Enfield.
Mass shootings are generally referred to as those incidents where four or more people excluding the shooter — are injured or killed.
(With inputs from PTI)바카라 웹사이트