Thai schools hold shooting response drills after deadly school attack

Students hide under tables during a drill by police officers to prepare for an active shooter scenario, at Surasak Montri School in Bangkok, following a deadly shooting at Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Nonthaburi province, Thailand, Aug 19, 2026. (Photo: REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha) 19 Aug 2026 04:58PM BANGKOK: Thai schools conducted active shooter drills on Wednesday (Aug 19), as authorities moved to strengthen security measures two weeks after a 14-year-old opened fire at a school and killed at least eight people.At the Surasamontree School in Bangkok, students took part in a "run, hide, fight" exercise, with a police officer dressed in black and acting as a mock attacker, armed with a handgun and an assault rifle firing blanks. Students ran from the gunman and hid under tables and behin