Buddhist funeral rites have begun in the grieving town of Uthai Sawan in northeastern Thailand, where families are mourning the loss of children killed in a massacre at a day care center.
Toys, flowers, milk bottles and sweets were placed alongside the small child-sized coffins, many bearing photographs of children killed in the attack, as mourners paid their respects to the victims during ceremonies on Sunday. Monks led ceremonies at three temples in the town on Saturday, attended by families who prayed and made spirit offerings for the 36 people killed in the attack, carried out by a former policeman, who also killed his wife and son.
In northeast Thailand on Sunday, queues of mourners were seen outside temples as hundreds gathered to pay their respects by lighting candles and offering food and toys. Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and members of his Cabinet also attended evening temple prayers. Families previously shared their grief with CNN and recounted fond memories of their children.
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