Thailand Mourns Children, Others Killed In Shooting

UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand (AP) – Relatives grieving staggering loss laid flowers at a day care center in rural northeastern Thailand. A day earlier, a fired police officer slaughtered dozens of people, including children as young as 2 who were napping. The entire country reeled in the wake of Thursday’s grisly attack in a small town in one of the nation’s poorest regions. At least 24 of the 36 people killed in the assault were children. It was Thailand’s deadliest mass shooting. Royal and government representatives in white military uniforms laid wreaths at ceremonial tables in front of the center’s main door. They were followed by weeping family members, who gathered their hands in prayer before placing white flowers on the wooden floor.