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.

https://apnews.com/article/thailand-nonthaburi-school-shooting-7939000dbad098198a9fc77169028762?

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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.

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1 dead and 5 wounded in a shooting at a rave in Switzerland

GENEVA (AP) — A shooting at a rave in the northern Swiss canton of Aargau left one person dead and five injured early Sunday, local police and media reported. Police said they are still looking for potentially more than one suspect.

https://apnews.com/article/switzerland-shooting-rave-aargau-843e1c1cc57e1a0cb379851007ea6ba8?

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‘Then who or what did we cremate?’ Daughter’s horror at finding bones in British wildfire victims’ car

Danielle Gillam-Kirton claims police botched investigation into her parents’ deaths in Spain and is demanding answers

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/05/remains-british-wildfire-victims-spain?

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Sri Lankan court sentences 15 men to life in prison for roles in deadly 2019 Easter bombings

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Sri Lankan court convicted 15 men on Tuesday over their involvement in the 2019 Easter bombings that killed 267 people, and sentenced them each to at least 200 years in prison, meaning they will spend the rest of their lives behind bars.

https://apnews.com/article/sri-lanka-easter-bombings-islamic-state-group-45283b5f6fe37ed2ab07c903214001b5?

Suspect in Yom Kippur shooting outside Ontario synagogue dies from his injuries

A 29-year-old man suspected of opening fire on a police officer stationed outside an Ontario synagogue during Yom Kippur has died from his injuries, the province’s police watchdog said Tuesday. Read More.

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A knock at the door, then gunshots: Mass shooting at a house party in South Africa kills 11

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Three gunmen barged into a small house in an impoverished neighborhood in South Africa and opened fire on a group enjoying a party inside, killing at least 11 people including a pregnant woman, police and local authorities said Wednesday.

https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-house-party-shooting-91416626e0cf789bf2f801061bb8b46a?