Thailand mourns school shooting victims amid growing scrutiny over youth gun access

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Funerals are being held for the victims of a mass shooting at a school on the outskirts of Bangkok. The incident has sent shockwaves across Thailand with multiple teachers and students killed, and sparked intense public scrutiny over gun access in the country. The tragedy unfolded at Debsirin Nonthaburi School on Friday when a teenage student opened fire inside a classroom, leaving a community in profound grief and forcing the nation to grapple with unprecedented campus violence. Among those killed was 31-year-old Thai language teacher Nanchanatphon Nakplang, who was not originally scheduled to teach the class where the attack occurred. According to school accounts, she was filling in for a colleague who was unable to attend. "We are devastated. We never imagined it would be her," said Supang Nakphalang, a relative of the deceased teacher, during the funeral. "I didn't know what to say. I just hope that she goes to the best possible place in the afterlife." Students gathered in sol

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