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At least eight monks killed in northeast Thailand after boy steals father's pickup

The Zioneer Intelligence DeskUpdated 13:01

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At least eight Buddhist monks were killed and 14 others wounded in Mukdahan province, northeast Thailand, after an 11-year-old boy stole his father's pickup truck and plowed into a religious procession, according to reports. Four of the wounded are in critical condition.

01 · THE DISPATCH

At least eight Buddhist monks were killed and 14 others wounded in Mukdahan province, northeast Thailand, on Thursday when an 11-year-old boy stole his father's pickup truck and drove into a religious procession, according to reports. The incident occurred while the monks were on a religious march roughly 600 kilometers northeast of Bangkok. Four of the wounded were listed in critical condition and evacuated to hospitals. The driver, a minor, was reportedly detained by local police. No further details have emerged regarding the circumstances of the theft or the driver's background.

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