The Thammasat University massacre ( in Thailand known simply as the 6 October event , ) was an attack Attack by Thai state forces and far-right paramilitaries on student protesters on the campus of Thammasat University and the adjacent Sanam Luang Square in Bangkok , Thailand , on 6 October 1976 .

The Thammasat University massacre ( in Thailand known simply as the 6 October event , ) was an attack Attack by Thai state forces and far-right paramilitaries on student protesters on the campus of Thammasat University and the adjacent Sanam Luang Square in Bangkok , Thailand , on 6 October 1976 .