Thai schools step up security after deadly shooting

BANGKOK: Students stood quietly outside their Bangkok school on Friday (Aug 14) as teachers checked their bags, pockets and even pencil cases under new security measures introduced after last week's deadly shooting.Thailand's government has ordered schools nationwide to step up controls following the Aug 7 attack near

The measures, ranging from weapon screening to strict visitor protocols, have been welcomed by parents.

While a suspect is still not known and questions remain more than a week after a deadly shooting in Midland, police could be one step closer to finding answers.

The Thai government has pledged to tighten gun controls and crack down on illegal firearms after two deadly shootings near Bangkok intensified calls for tougher enforcement

Thai government vows tougher gun controls after 2 deadly shootings near Bangkok  Toronto Star

A Thai official has been killed after a gunman opened fire inside a local government office - in the country's second deadly shooting in three days.

'Mom, don't call me': Inside Thailand's deadly school shooting  Reuters

The tragedy had actually begun hours earlier, when the alleged gunman shot dead his grandparents at their home at dawn.

At least seven people have died after a teenage boy shot his grandparents before opening fire on a school in Bangkok.