'Swift action' pledged after teacher killed in Bangkok shooting


Sirada Sinprasert was withdrawing money at an ATM booth in Bangkok when she was shot in the forehead. Two unidentified students on a motorcycle had opened fire at a university student nearby. — The Nation/ANN

BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): A government spokesperson said on Sunday (Nov 12) that the authorities were not ignoring the recent killing of a school teacher, and would take concrete steps to prevent clashes between vocational school students.

On Saturday, Sacred Heart Convent School teacher, Sirada Sinprasert, was hit in the forehead by a stray bullet when two unidentified students on a motorcycle opened fire at a university student nearby.

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