Thai police storm mall after soldier kills at least 20 in mass shooting
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Police believe gunman, named as Jakrapanth Thomma, is still inside shopping centre in Nakhon Ratchasima
Rebecca Ratcliffe and Veena Thoopkrajae
Sun 9 Feb 2020 04.26 AEDT First published on Sat 8 Feb 2020 23.32 AEDT
VIDEO - Thailand shooting: footage appears to record gunshots
Thai police and soldiers have stormed a shopping mall where a gunman is believed to be hiding after a mass shooting in the north-eastern city of Nakhon Ratchasima, which has killed at least 20 people and left many injured.
Police believe the shooter, a soldier who stole guns from a military barracks on Saturday afternoon before livestreaming a mass shooting, is still inside a large shopping centre in the city. Officers have not confirmed reports that up to 20 people have been taken hostage inside the mall.
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Thailand has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the world but such attacks are rare in the country, other than in the far south, where a decades-old insurgency persists.
The suspect, whose motive is not clear, had posted on his Facebook page earlier in the day that: “Death is inevitable for everyone.”
Faceboook said the page has since been taken down, adding in a statement: “Our hearts go out to the victims, their families and the community affected by this tragedy in Thailand. There is no place on Facebook for people who commit this kind of atrocity, nor do we allow people to praise or support this attack.”
Reuters and Agence France-Presse contributed to this report
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