to around these parts, but families of the victims of told us it has brought them some comfort. but the shockingly cruel killing of so many young children does leave troubling questions for thailand was it drugs, was it guns, was it some other shortcoming in thai society or was it just a freak attack that no one could ve stopped? the search for answers to these questions has only just started. people came from far away to join this final farewell in impressive numbers. picking up sandalwood flowers to be added to the funeral pyre. then the first group was called forward to see their child s face one last time. it was nattapat, a little boy not quite four years old. one of so many families left bereft by the suddenness
families of the victims have told us it has brought them some comfort at the shockingly cruel killing of so many young children doesn t leave troubling questions for thailand was it drugs, guns, some other shortcoming in the society of make a freak attack that no one could have stopped. the search for answers is only just started. people came from far away to join this final farewell, in impressive numbers. picking up sandalwood flowers to be added to the funeral pyre. then the first group was called forward to see their child s face one last time. a little boy not quite four years old. one of so many families left bereft by the
to dealing with the enormous shock of what s happened and the loss of so many very, very young children. it s almost a large chunk of a generation that s gone. and thailand itself is going to have to look at the questions that have been raised by this. it s a very troubling incident. i mean, so savage, so cruel, no one can understand it. people are asking whether it was drugs. there were drug issues with the perpetrator. was it guns? he had a gun, although he used knives on the children. was it something else or was it some freak attack which perhaps nobody could have either predicted or stopped? those are the questions this country is going to have to start asking. we re already seeing the government react by saying it s going to get tough on drugs, it s going to get tough on guns. but people have heard this many times before. these are very difficult problems to eradicate. and past thai governments have made very little progress. so i don t think most people think that is going to be
where there are 18 children and one adult being cremated, they re actually having a big open air cremation. the whole thing is being shared across the community and among all the families of the victims. so it s a big cathartic day and a very important day in thai funerals, the moment when the bodies are burnt and their spirits in a way are released from the bodies once they re reduced to ashes. at that point, you know, these proceedings are over. this community will have to go back to dealing with the enormous shock of what s happened and the loss of so many very, very young children. it s almost a large chunk of a generation that s gone. and thailand itself is going to have to look at the questions that have been raised by this. it s a very troubling incident. i mean, so savage, so cruel, no one can understand it. people are asking whether it was drugs. there were drug issues with the perpetrator. was it guns? he had a gun, although he used knives on the children. was it something el
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