31 killed in attack on nursery in Thailand

At least 31 people have been killed after a former police officer opened fire at a pre-school child daycare centre in Thailand, police say.

The gunman is still at large after the attack in Nong Bua Lamphu, in the north-east of the country, reports BBC.

Police say children and adults are among the casualties.

The attacker shot and stabbed children and adults and is now on the run, police said. A motive for the attack is unclear.

Reports in Thailand say the officer had recently been dismissed.

Police say he was last seen driving a white-four door Toyota pick-up truck with Bangkok registration plates.

Mass shootings in Thailand are rare. In 2020 a soldier killed 21 people and injured dozens more in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima.