Kategori: Thailand
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At least six dead after gunman opens fire at popular market in Bangkok
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At least six people have been killed in a mass shooting at a food market in Thailand.
The attack happened at Or Tor Kor – a market usually buzzing with tourists – in the Chatuchak district in northern Bangkok.
Shots rang out, sending crowds running for cover, as the assailant targeted people indiscriminately.
One market vendor and four security guards have been identified as some of the victims of the deadly attack.
Two injured women were rushed to hospital for treatment by paramedics at the scene.
Footage from CCTV at the market shows people crouching behind stalls to escape the bullets as multiple shots are heard in the background.
Another clip circulating online shows the apparent shooter charging down the street.
Carrying a backpack slung on his chest, he is seen what looks like a gun in his right hand.
Local media identified him as a 61-year-old man from the Khong District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province.
He is understood to be a former security guard and had previously worked at the same company as the three personnel who were shot to death.
After shooting multiple people, the suspect sat on a bench in the middle of the market before reportedly turning the weapon on himself.
His motive remains unclear but police have launched an investigation into the attack.
Worapat Sukthai, deputy police chief of Bangkok’s Bang Sue district, said: ‘Police are investigating the motive. So far, it is a mass shooting.’
No tourists were killed or injured in the shooting, said Sanong Saengmani, a police official said.
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