A soldier has killed 20 people and injured dozens more in a gun rampage in the Thai city of Nakhon Ratchasima.
BBC News reports the junior officer, killed his commanding officer before stealing weapons from a military camp.
Thai police put a wanted poster on their Facebook page
The suspect then drove to the city centre and entered a shopping complex, where he is believed to be holed up.
Deadliest shooting rampage by Thai soldier killed 20 and dozens wounded in Terminal 21 shopping mall in #Korat city, #Thailand. Security forces storm the shopping mall to flee the people. Thai officials said pic.twitter.com/7j2O3rcoRY
— NIN 24x7 (@NIN24x7News) February 8, 2020
The suspect, whose motives remain unclear, posted images of his attack on social media sites.
Authorities have sealed off the Terminal 21 shopping centre in Korat, as they try to track down the suspect.
WATCH: "Hanuman" police commandos move into the Terminal 21 shopping mall in Korat, Thailand.
— Banana News 24/7 (@banana_news_247) February 8, 2020
The team is now inside the mall and searching for the gunman who killed at least 20 people in a shooting rampage. #koratshooting #กราดยิงโคราช pic.twitter.com/36EapiL2UG
Troops and police have entered the building and there have been reports of more gunshots.
[Source:BBC]
