Thai police arrested the suspected gunman and according to a post on social media he is a 14-year-old
At least three people have been killed and three injured in a shooting incident inside Bangkok’s Siam Paragon luxury shopping mallas announced by emergency services.
Thai police arrested him suspicious armed and according to her social media post this is a 14 year old.
The Thai PBS television station reported that five people were injured.
Alleged shooter at Bangkok’s Siam Paragon mall has been detained, according to Thai media # paragon #Thailand pic.twitter.com/zNySb9wPaj
— Tan Hui Yee (@Tan_Hui_Yee) October 3, 2023
Thailand’s Central Investigation Agency posted a photo on its Facebook page of a man it says is the suspected gunman.
Chief Minister Sretha Thavisin expressed concern over the incident.
“I am aware of the shooting incident at Siam Paragon and have ordered the police to investigate the matter. My main concern is public safety.”wrote on social media X.
More pics of the alleged shooter who has triggered an evacuation of Bangkok’s Siam Paragon mall. Thai media reporting that at least one person has been injured #Thailand # paragon https://t.co/V8L4bajTfT
— Tan Hui Yee (@Tan_Hui_Yee) October 3, 2023
Footage, which has yet to be verified and uploaded to social media, shows people, including children, running out of the Siam Paragon mall and security guards helping them leave before the suspect’s arrest was announced.
ฺ#BREAKING: Gunfire heard in Siam Paragon mall
A shooting incident has been reported at Siam Paragan department store in downtown Bangkok on Tuesday afternoon. There are no reports of any casualties. BTS Siam station has been closed to the public.
ฺ # paragon #Paragon pic.twitter.com/y7sMwHRR1p
— The Nation Thailand (@Thenationth) October 3, 2023
One of these videos shows people taking refuge in a dark restaurant room. Reuters could not immediately confirm the information or authenticity of the videos.
Earlier, local station Channel 3 reported that sounds reminiscent of gunshots could be heard from inside the mall’s restrooms.
The television broadcast footage of long queues of cars forming outside the mall in pouring rain.
Gun violence is common in Thailand. A former police officer killed 22 children inside a kindergarten last year during a knife and gun attack, while in 2020 a soldier shot and killed at least 29 people and injured 57 during an attack which occurred in four different places in and around the city of Nakhon Ratchasima in the northeast of the country.
Source :Skai
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