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Bangkok mass shooting: 3 dead, 1 injured after a gunman open fired at Thailand's Or Tor Kor Market
Bangkok mass shooting: At least six people have been killed in a mass shooting at a food market in Bangkok, Thai Post reported citing officials. The shocking incident occurred at a popular fresh food market and the suspect also died, according to reports.
AFP reported that a gunman open fired at Or Tor Kor Market, killing four security guards. Police said officers are investigating the motive behind the attack in Thailand's capital. "Police are investigating the motive. So far it's a mass shooting," AFP quoted deputy police chief of Bang Sue district, Worapat Sukthai, as saying.
Video footage of the gunman is doing rounds on social media, showing the suspect wearing a white hat and a black t-shirt with short. Holding a gun in one hand and a backpack in another, that slung on his chest, he can be seen walking through a parking lot of the market.
Speaking to Reuters, Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, Charin Gopatta, informed that the number of fatalities includes the gunman who took his own life. According to the Erawan Emergency Medical Centre that monitors Bangkok hospitals, a woman was also killed.
No tourists were killed or injured in the shooting incident, police official Sanong Saengmani said.
Located at a short distance from Chatuchak market, the Or Tor Kor market , also known as O Torkor, OTK or Or To Ko market, is famous for selling high-quality produce, agricultural produce and local food. From fruit, vegetables, seafood to meat, one can find everything fresh here.
This comes during Thailand-Cambodia war when the two countries opened peace talks on Monday in Malaysia, seeking an "immediate' ceasefire in the deadly border conflict that escalated last week.
