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Eight Thai monks killed after child drives truck into procession: police

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At least eight Buddhist monks were killed and more than 10 others were injured on Thursday when a child drove his parents’ truck into a procession in northeastern Thailand, police said.

The group of 35 monks and five lay followers were walking along a roadside in Mukdahan province during a pilgrimage when the incident occurred, local police chief Pairoj Thaiphutsa told reporters, adding: “The suspect is a child.”

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