Thai prime minister says mass shooting ‘shocking’

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha walks at the Interior Ministry in Bangkok, Thailand October 3, 2022. REUTERS FILE PHOTO

BANGKOK — A mass shooting on Thursday at a daycare center that killed at least 34 people, including 22 children, was a shocking incident, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said, sending condolences to the families of the victims.

On his Facebook page, Prayuth ordered all agencies to urgently treat the wounded.

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