Thai PM suspends gun licences as teen shooter, grandparents cremated
NONTHABURI, Thailand — Thailand's prime minister said Tuesday he had suspended firearms licences after last week's deadly school shooting, as the bodies of the teenage assailant and the grandparents he killed were cremated. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he had ordered the interior ministry and police to stop issuing licenses to possess, purchase and carry firearms, and called for…
Nonthaburi, Thailand — Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has suspended firearms licenses following a deadly school shooting last week, as the bodies of the teenage shooter and his grandparents were cremated. The interior ministry and police have been instructed to tighten controls and impose stricter penalties. On Friday, a 14-year-old boy killed his grandparents who raised him, six others at his school, and then took his own life.
The caskets of the grandparents were laid out at the Tem Rak Samakkhi Buddhist temple on Tuesday, while the boy's was placed to the side. Tawee Piewphong, a mourner, paid tribute to his brother-in-law, describing him as a kind person despite his few words.
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