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Thai Official Hospitalised After Shooting in Nonthaburi; Former Lawmaker Detained
Something bad happened in a place called Nonthaburi, which is near Bangkok in Thailand.
A person fired a gun at a government office.
A worker at the office was hurt and had to go to the hospital.
The police think the shooter was a person who used to be a lawmaker.
A lawmaker is someone who helps make laws for the country.
The suspected shooter has been caught and is being held.
A deputy governor named Apichai Aramsri told news reporters about what happened.
This shooting happened only a few days after another shooting in the same area.
Many people were sad and worried because of these events.
The reason why the shooting happened is not yet known.
A local government official was hospitalised after a shooting at a government office in Nonthaburi, Thailand, on Monday.
The suspected shooter, a former lawmaker, has been detained, Deputy Provincial Governor Apichai Aramsri told Reuters.
The incident took place in Nonthaburi, on the outskirts of Thailand's capital Bangkok.
It came just days after a mass shooting in the same province.
The official's condition and the motive for the attack were not detailed in the report.
- Who
- A local government official (victim), a former lawmaker (suspected shooter), and Deputy Provincial Governor Apichai Aramsri
- What
- A shooting at a government office that wounded a local official and led to the detention of a former lawmaker
- Where
- Nonthaburi, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand
- When
- Monday, August 10
- Why
- Not stated in the articles
Key facts
- Incident
- Shooting at a government office
- Location
- Nonthaburi, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand
- Date
- Monday, August 10
- Victim
- Local government official, hospitalised
- Suspect
- Former lawmaker, detained
- Status
- Official hospitalised; suspect in custody
- Context
- Occurred days after a mass shooting in the same province
- Reporting
- Confirmed by Deputy Governor Apichai Aramsri via Reuters
Sources
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