Tank fires shell into school

[Spitfire]

Saraburi students terrified as training tank fires at their school

Saraburi - Over 30 students ran for cover when a training tank accidentally fired into their school compound Friday.

The students were having lunch at the canteen of Wat Thung Salika School at 11:30 am when they heard an explosion so they ran for cover.

It was late found that the explosion caused by a shell fired from a tank for training from the training ground of a cavalry unit from the other side of the mountain.

Captain Prakorb Imjai, who is in charge of the training, said the shell was not dangerous because it had no shrapnel and made only explosion sound.

The Nation

Like the explanation from the captain.

[Norseman]

it had no shrapnel and made only explosion sound.

Like the explanation from the captain.

Maybe their tanks have started firing loudspeakers instead of shells?
I like the captains explanation as well.

[lomuamart]

Just as well shell didn't land on someone's head then.

[sandman67]

hmmmm ... they probably bought the ammo off the same Chinese chap who sold the police those non exploding CS cannister rounds that somehow managed to blow up a jeep and kill a few unarmed protesters.

I wonder if said idiot spokesman would care to get one of his non lethal shells, stand it in front of him and hit the nose cone with a lump hammer to show us all how harmless they are.

[Khundon1975]

Bloody hell, we only got the cane or detention in my school.

Tough lot in the Thai education system.