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Business Recorder
4 days ago
- Business Recorder
Six killed in Bangkok market after gunman opens fire
BANGKOK: At least six people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a market in Thailand's capital Bangkok on Monday, Thai police said in a statement. The fatalities include the gunman who took his own life, Charin Gopatta, Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, told Reuters. 'Police are investigating the identity of the person and the motive for the incident,' Thai police said in a statement. The five people killed by the gunman were security guards at the market, it said. No tourists were killed or injured in the shooting incident, said Sanong Saengmani, a police official in Bangkok's Bang Sue district, where the market that mainly sells agricultural produce is located.
Gulf Today
4 days ago
- Gulf Today
Six killed in Bangkok market after gunman opens fire
At least six people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a market in Thailand's capital Bangkok on Monday, Thai police said in a statement. The fatalities include the gunman who took his own life, Charin Gopatta, Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, told Reuters. "Police are investigating the identity of the person and the motive for the incident," Thai police said in a statement. The five people killed by the gunman were security guards at the market, it said. No tourists were killed or injured in the shooting incident, said Sanong Saengmani, a police official in Bangkok's Bang Sue district, where the market that mainly sells agricultural produce is located. Tourism is a key economic driver in Thailand, Southeast Asia's second largest economy, where growth has been sluggish and such incidents can potentially dampen sentiment. In video footage shared by police, a suspect in a white hat and a backpack slung on his chest is seen walking through a parking lot at the market. Gun violence and gun ownership are not uncommon in Thailand. In October 2023, a 14-year-old suspect used a modified handgun to kill two people and injure five others at a luxury mall in central Bangkok. A year earlier, a former police officer killed 36 people, including 22 children, in a gun-and-knife attack at a nursery in eastern Thailand. Reuters
India Today
4 days ago
- India Today
Video: Gun in hand, Bangkok shooter strolls past bodies after market attack
Hours after six people were killed after a gunman opened fire in a Bangkok market on Monday, videos of the incident emerged showing the perpetrators walking the streets he gunned down five civilians, the gunman took his own life, news agency Reuters reported, quoting Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau Charin Gopatta.A video seemingly captured by a bystander who filmed the attacker from a ventage point where the civilian hid himself to evade the shooter, the gunman wearing a black T-shirt and a white cap was seen walking past dead bodies down a street wielding a gun without any signs of fear of being Another video, CCTV footage obtained from a general store, showed customers screaming in fear and running out of the shop as multiple shots could be heard in the background. The shooter was not visible in the 23-second video Thai police is yet to identify the shooter or his motive behind carrying out the attack on civilians. All the victims were security guards at the market, a police statement to police, no tourists were killed or injured in the shooting incident, Sanong Saengmani, a police official in Bangkok's Bang Sue district, said. The market where the incident took place mainly sells agricultural October 2023, a 14-year-old suspect wielding a modified handgun killed two people and injured five others at a luxury mall in central Bangkok.A year before that, a former cop killed 36 people, including 22 children, in a gun-and-knife attack at a nursery in eastern Thailand.- Ends
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
Gunman kills five in Bangkok market before shooting himself
Gunman kills five in Bangkok market before shooting himself By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Napat Wesshasartar BANGKOK (Reuters) -A gunman killed five people at a market in Thailand's capital Bangkok on Monday, attacking security guards and a merchant before fatally turning the gun on himself, a Thai police official said. The gunman initially killed three security guards, and then a fourth with whom he had a personal quarrel, Siam Bunsom, commander-in-chief of the Metropolitan Police Bureau said. "He reloaded and ran into the market, killing a female merchant and injuring another," Siam told reporters. In video footage shared by police, a suspect in a white hat and a backpack slung on his chest is seen walking through a parking lot at the Or Tor Kor Market. Duangnapa Yeerunsiri, 38, who was at the market to buy groceries with her boyfriend and sister, was about to leave when she heard the shots ringing out. "He fired many shots in rapid succession," she said, referring to the gunman. "So we ducked down in the car and quickly called the police." No tourists were killed or injured, said Sanong Saengmani, a police official in Bangkok's Bang Sue district, where the market, which mainly sells agricultural produce, is located. Tourism is a key economic driver in Thailand, Southeast Asia's second largest economy, where growth has been sluggish and such incidents can potentially dampen sentiment. Gun violence and gun ownership are not uncommon in Thailand. In October 2023, a 14-year-old suspect used a modified handgun to kill two people and injure five others at a luxury mall in central Bangkok. A year earlier, a former police officer killed 36 people, including 22 children, in a gun-and-knife attack at a nursery in eastern Thailand. (Additional reporting by Chayut Setboonsarng; Writing by Devjyot Ghoshal; Editing by David Stanway, Michael Perry and Alison Williams)
NBC News
4 days ago
- NBC News
Six killed in Bangkok market after gunman opens fire
BANGKOK — At least six people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a market in Thailand 's capital Bangkok on Monday, Thai police said in a statement. The fatalities include the gunman who took his own life, Charin Gopatta, deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, told Reuters. 'Police are investigating the identity of the person and the motive for the incident,' Thai police said in a statement. The five people killed by the gunman were security guards at the market, it said. No tourists were killed or injured in the shooting incident, said Sanong Saengmani, a police official in Bangkok's Bang Sue district, where the market that mainly sells agricultural produce is located. Tourism is a key economic driver in Thailand, Southeast Asia's second-largest economy after Indonesia, where growth has been sluggish and such incidents can potentially dampen sentiment. In video footage shared by police, a suspect in a white hat with a backpack slung across his chest can be seen walking through a parking lot at the market. Gun violence and gun ownership are not uncommon in Thailand. In October 2023, a 14-year-old suspect used a modified handgun to kill two people and injure five others at a luxury mall in central Bangkok. A year earlier, a former police officer killed 36 people, including 22 children, in a gun-and-knife attack at a nursery in eastern Thailand.
