Gunman opens fire at southern Thailand school, many hostages freed

At least three persons were injured after an unknown man wielding gun entered a school in southern Thailand and started shooting indiscriminately, Reuters reported. He had also taken a number of teachers and students as hostages, police official was quoted as saying.

The gunman who entered the school and shot indiscriminately has been detained and all hostages have been freed, police said, the news agency reported.

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