India, Feb. 11 -- An 18-year-old was arrested after he shot dead a school director and injured two others before taking hostages at the education institute in Hat Yai district of Thailand on Thursday.

The 18-year-old assailant was shot and wounded to bring an end to the hostage drama that followed his initial assault on Phatong Prathan Keeriwat School, according to the Central Investigation Bureau, reported Bangkok Post.

The school director was rushed a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

The attacker reportedly took a female teacher hostage.

When the police were trying to defuse the situation, the attacker seized a M4 rifle from an officer and rushed to the nearby school.

The suspect entered the school in "an agitated st...