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	At press time, police spent two hours but failed to convince Wanchai Danaitamonut, 60, to surrender. Wanchai held himself hostage threatened to shoot his own head after police surrounded him at the car park of the Suparp Hotel in Saphan area.&nbsp;</div>
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	He allegedly shot dead Pichai Chaisongkram, 56, and Nattapon Chumworathayee, 54, on Wednesday following dispute over academic qualifications.</div>
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Police surround alleged killer of two academics

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<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">Nongluck is a senior economic journalist covering the macroeconomics, real estate, and corporate investment strategies driving growth across Thailand and Southeast Asia</span></span><span lang="TH" style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Angsana New&quot;,serif">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

Police surround alleged killer of two academics

Police are surrounding the academic who allegedly shot dead two colleages at the at Phranakhon Rajabhat University in Bang Khen district.

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