Eight Thai monks killed after child drives truck into procession
- Police say 11-year-old boy who took his parents’ vehicle without permission is now in custody and will be questioned.
- Eight Thai monks have been killed and other people injured after a child drove his family’s pick-up truck into a Buddhist procession.
- The child – who media reports said is 11 years old – stole his parents’ vehicle on Thursday and drove into a procession of about 30 monks on a pilgrimage in Thailand’s northeastern Mukdahan, local police told Al Jazeera.
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- Police say 11-year-old boy who took his parents’ vehicle without permission is now in custody and will be questioned.
- Eight Thai monks have been killed and other people injured after a child drove his family’s pick-up truck into a Buddhist procession.
- The child – who media reports said is 11 years old – stole his parents’ vehicle on Thursday and drove into a procession of about 30 monks on a pilgrimage in Thailand’s northeastern Mukdahan, local police told Al Jazeera.
Sources: Al Jazeera