Thai shootings confirmed 20 deaths Male soldier stood in mall, February 9 4:42
In an afternoon on the 8th in a city in northeastern Thailand, a soldier man fired a gun at a shopping mall, and police reportedly killed 20 people so far. The man is stood inside a shopping mall building, surrounded by police and the military.
According to Thai police and others, a soldier belonging to the Thai Army stormed a senior officer's residence at Nakhon Ratchasima, a northeastern city, around 3:30 pm local time on August 8, local time, and shot and killed the officers at a shopping mall. Fired guns around it.
So far 20 deaths have been confirmed and 31 others have been injured.
The man is still standing inside the shopping mall building, looking for opportunities for police and the army to surround and detain him.
Some local media have reported that the man is taking hostages, but local TV stations have said that many shoppers who were unable to get out of the mall were led out of the building by police and others. Tells you how to come out.
Police have identified this man as a Sergeant on the local base, and are stealing six guns and a large number of bullets from the base, including machine guns.
Nakhon Ratchasima is a city located about 250 km northeast of the capital, Bangkok.
The man rescues from the lower floor to the upper floor of the mall.
According to Thai police, the man is likely to be stuck on the upper floor of the shopping mall, rescuing shoppers who are left behind in the building in order from the lower floor.
The photos taken by the police inside the building show that shoppers and others are rushing toward the exit while keeping their posture low according to the instructions of police officers.
Employee woman `` hidden in the warehouse so as not to make noise ''
A 22-year-old female employee of a clothing store in a shopping mall where the culprit was nestled said, “I heard the gunshot twice. I didn't make a noise so I was not scared. I was very scared. "
The woman hid in the store for about five hours and escaped from the building under the guidance of a police officer who came to the rescue.