Thailand:Agunman stormedinto a school in Thailand, reportedlyopened fire, and took hostageseveral students and teachers on Wednesday. The incident has been reported to have taken place at Patong Prathan Khiriwat School in Thailand's Tambon Patong. According to local media reports, the gunman opened fire with a machine gun, injuring several teachers and students before taking them hostage in Songkhla province, near the border with Malaysia.
According to reports, one teacher was reportedly shot as police surrounded the site. Earlier, the Mae Taptim Yala Foundation reported on its Facebook page that Patong Prathan Khiriwat School was under attack by armed gunmen.
Thailand's local media further reported that it was not yet clear as to how many people were injured but adding that a number of teachers and students were trapped inside the building.
Reports also claimed that the cops in the Hat Yai district said they were attempting to negotiate with the gunman. A security guard at the school who somehow managed to escape the attack said that the gunman had shot the headmaster.
The attacker has been identified as 18-year-old man, who stormed the Patongprathankiriwat School in Songkhla Province’s Hat Yai with a gun.
According to local media outlet The Nation, it quoted Deputy Superintendent Wichian Soboon saying that the perpetrator has been captured while another cop confirmed that three people were injured in the incident, as per Reuters.
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