thailand schoolThe attacker has reportedly injured some people in the school campus. (AP Photo/ Representational)

1 min readFeb 11, 2026 05:29 PM IST First published on: Feb 11, 2026 at 05:07 PM IST

A gunman was holding an unknown number of students and teachers hostage in a school in southern Thailand’s Songkhla, the local administration said on Wednesday.

The attacker has injured at least three people in the school campus which lies near the border with Malaysia, Reuters reported.

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A police official, while providing an update, said that the gunman who entered the campus has reportedly been detained and there are no more hostages.

Local media reports indicated that the assailant used a firearm to carry out the attack in the school premises in Thailand and took some teachers and students hostage.