At least 31 people have been killed in a gun and knife attack by a former police officer at a pre-school daycare centre in Thailand, police say.
Police say he killed himself and his family after a manhunt following the attack in Nong Bua Lamphu province.
Children and adults are among the casualties – police say the attacker shot and stabbed his victims before going on the run.
A motive is unclear. Reports say the officer had recently been dismissed.
Police say he was last seen driving a white-four door Toyota pick-up truck with Bangkok registration plates and named him as Panya Kamrab.
A senior police officer in Nong Bua Lamphu province said 23 children were among the casualties, AFP news agency reports.
Mass shootings in Thailand are rare. In 2020 a soldier killed 21 people and injured dozens more in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima. (BBC)
