Greater than 35 folks have been killed, in response to information experiences, lots of them kids, mentioned the UN Youngsters’s Fund, UNICEF.

“UNICEF condemns all types of violence in opposition to kids. No youngster needs to be a goal or witness of violence wherever, anytime”, mentioned an announcement launched by the company.

In response to the authorities, the attacker – reportedly a former police officer – killed himself after concentrating on folks with a gun and knife at a centre in Nong Bua Lamphu province.

He reportedly fled the scene, after capturing and stabbing his victims, earlier than killing himself and his household, following a serious police operation to search out the attacker.

‘Studying areas should be secure havens’

In its assertion, UNICEF mentioned that early childhood improvement centres, colleges and all studying areas “should be secure havens” for children to be taught, play and develop.

The UN company despatched messages of sympathy to the households of the victims and issued an enchantment for folks to chorus from posting or forwarding pictures and movies of the assault, “as this may increasingly additional negatively impression kids, victims’ households, and their family members.”

UNICEF chief, Catherine Russell, mentioned in tweet that “we grieve with the households who’ve misplaced family members on this mindless assault.”

Assault on schooling itself

The UN Academic, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO, additionally issued its deepest condolences to the households of the victims.

“Assaults on colleges, college students and educators, are assaults on rights to schooling”, the company tweeted. “No-one needs to be a goal.”