Thailand Mass Shooting- “Out For Vengeance” Soldier Posted On Facebook Before Killing 21, Shot Dead after Rampage: Officials
Bangkok: In Thailand’s northeastern city of Korat on Saturday, a soldier barged into the mall and opened indiscriminate fire. 21 people died in it. The attacker took some people hostage in the mall itself. However, Special Forces killed the killer in a 17-hour encounter. There were earlier reports that the attacker managed to escape through the parking lot of the mall. However, Thailand’s Health Minister confirmed the assailant was killed in the encounter.
Attacker showed incident on Facebook live
The attacker did live streaming on Facebook during the firing and took a selfie and posted it on social media. The lieutenant general of the army said that the invading soldier ran away after killing his commander. Some people were seriously injured after being shot at after firing indiscriminately at the mall. The attacker took many people hostage inside the mall. However, the government had called special forces to stop it.
Facebook said it had removed the suspect’s account.
“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,” a Facebook representative said in a statement.
Blockade the entire city to catch the attacker
According to the police spokesperson, the soldier’s name is Zakrapanth Thomma and he is posted as a Sergeant in the 22nd Army Regional Command. He is a dangerous sniper shooter. Police and army were deployed in the area after the incident. Take commander of the army. General Thanya Castorn said the attacker targeted Korat’s city center and Terminal 21 shopping mall. He did live streaming on Facebook during the shootout here. However, his page was later blocked.
Many weapons including machine guns were stolen from the military base
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said security forces are trying to control the attacker. It is being told that the soldier killed the supervisor first after the fight. Then he shot the comrades. The soldier then stole several weapons, including machine guns, from the military base. He has also killed many common people on the way to shopping malls.
