At least 38 killed in attack at Thai nursery

BBC Summary

At least 38 people have been killed in an attack at a childcare facility in north-eastern Thailand.

More than 20 children are among the dead, with victims as young as two years old.

The attack began when a man armed with a gun and a knife stormed into the childcare facility in Nong Bua Lamphu province.

The gunman, who killed himself after the shooting, has been identified as former police officer Panya Khamrab.

He was dismissed from the police force over drugs offences, police say.

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has ordered an urgent probe into the attack and offered condolences to the families of the victims.

Mass shootings are relatively rare in Thailand, although gun ownership is high for the region.