BANGKOK -- The twin scourges of firearms and illicit drugs have once again risen on Thailand's national agenda in the wake of a mass killing that left 38 people dead, including 24 children and the gunman.
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A woman holding a picture reacts as people carry the casket of a victim on the day of a cremation at Wat Rat Samakee temple following a mass shooting at a day care center in the province of Nong Bua Lam Phu, Thailand, Oct. 11. © Reuters
BANGKOK -- The twin scourges of firearms and illicit drugs have once again risen on Thailand's national agenda in the wake of a mass killing that left 38 people dead, including 24 children and the gunman.