The frames posted on Twitter show how an armed man in a helmet walks along the corridor of the department store.

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- Thairath_News (@Thairath_News) February 8, 2020

Earlier it became known that the soldier opened fire on civilians in Nakhon Ratchasima. The attacker stole a military jeep from the base and headed to the north-east of the city, where he went into a shopping center and opened fire on visitors.

According to media reports, the shooter holds 16 people hostage, they are in a shopping center on the fourth floor.

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-och monitors the situation. He called on the leadership of the army to make every effort to capture the attacker.