Thai PM gives cheques to families of attack victims

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STORY: Speaking in a microphone while giving out the large cardboard cheques printed with figures ranging from 110,000 to 200,000 Thai baht ($2942.75 to $5350.46), Prayuth also hugged dozens of people in a crowded hall.

The nation is mourning the death of 34 people, including 23 children, after an ex-policeman burst into a daycare center in a knife and gun rampage that left the nation shocked and seeking answers.

The attacker forced his way into a locked room where the children were sleeping, Jidapa said. Three boys and a girl who survived were being treated in hospital, police said.

About 30 children were at the center when the attack began, fewer than usual as heavy rain had kept many people away, said district official Jidapa Boonsom.