Thai police investigating CNN crew's coverage of attack that left more than 20 preschoolers dead


Relatives of the victims of a mass killing attack gather inside Wat Rat Samakee temple in Uthai Sawan, north eastern Thailand, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. A former police officer burst into a day care center in northeastern Thailand on Thursday, killing dozens of preschoolers and teachers before shooting more people as he fled. - AP

UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand, Oct 18 (AP): Thai police are investigating a report that a CNN crew inappropriately entered the day care center while reporting on the aftermath of the massacre in the building that left more than 20 preschoolers dead, authorities said Sunday.

Danaichok Boonsom, head of the local township administration, told reporters that he had submitted his report alleging unauthorized entry onto the government property and that police were investigating.

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