Principal dies after school shooting


In safe hands: A girl reuniting with her family after being evacuated from Patongprathankiriwat School in Songkhla. — Reuters

A teenage shooter accused of killing the principal of a school using a police officer’s weapon was in custody, authorities said, after an attack that also injured two students.

Police shot and arrested the 18-year-old on Wednesday after he stormed into the Phatong Prathan Khiriwat School in southern Songkhla province with a gun, police and other authorities said, adding that several shots were fired.

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