Gunmen shot dead eight people, including at least one child, in a house in Thailand after holding them hostage, police said on Tuesday, a rare incident in a country where although guns are common, such mass shootings are rare. The victims were killed in the southern province of Krabi, which is a popular beach destination, after the gunmen stormed the house late on Monday and held the inhabitants hostage before shooting them, police said. They were all found at the house,” Manat In-prom, an officer at the Ao Luk police station in the province, told Reuters. Thailand has a high rate of gun ownership and many people carry guns for self-protection, however, such mass shootings are very rare. According to the Interior Ministry, there are 6.1 million registered firearms in the country of 67 million people.

Source: Egypt Independent July 11, 2017 09:00 UTC