Gun Violence, Crimes & Homicides Worldwide

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Student kills at least 7 people at a high school and a home outside Bangkok, officials say

NONTHABURI, Thailand (AP) — A student opened fire at a high school outside Bangkok on Friday, killing at least five people and wounding more than 20, according to authorities, who said he also appeared to have killed his two grandparents at the family home earlier in the morning.

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An 18-year-old with a sword attacks a school in Sweden, leaving 1 dead and 2 injured

An 18-year-old man with a sword attacked a school Friday in central Sweden, leaving one person dead and at least two others seriously injured, a police chief said. Read More.   Student killed in sword attack at a Swedish school was a 17-year-old girl The victim of a deadly sword attack at a school in central Sweden was a 17-year-old girl, police said Saturday. Read More.

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Armed men ambush patrol in South Sudan and kill 2 UN peacekeepers

Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed on Monday when armed men ambushed a patrol traveling to a remote area of South Sudan, according to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. Read More.

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Liberia's ex-vice president will await trial on drug trafficking and other charges in prison

Liberia's former vice president was sent to prison on Tuesday to await trial on drug trafficking and other charges, after a court in the West African country denied her request to be released on humanitarian grounds for medical treatment. Read More.