At least three teenage students have been killed in an attack on an Islamic school in southern Thailand, police have said.
They said explosives had been thrown into the school in Songkhla province before the assailants opened fire on the sleeping quarters.
Seven other students were wounded in the attack late on Saturday, which the police blamed on Muslim separatists.
But villagers disputed the police account and later staged a protest.
On Sunday morning, three people were shot dead in separate incidents - although details remain sketchy.