At least 20 people have died, and dozens are injured, after a soldier went on a killing spree in the Thai city of Nakhon Ratchasima.
Police evacuated terrified shoppers from a Thai shopping centre early on Sunday where a soldier killed at least 20 people in a shooting rampage that he relayed via Facebook posts.
Police from the Crime Suppression Division urged fleeing shoppers to"raise their hands" and identify themselves on the ground floor"and authorities will evacuate you". A volunteer rescue worker recounted a bloody scene of horror after his team carried four corpses to the hospital."I just feel so sad. He is a solider he should not have fired at unarmed people."
"He stole an army vehicle and drove into the town centre," police Lieutenant-Colonel Mongkol Kuptasiri. In one Facebook video - since deleted - the assailant, wearing an army helmet, filmed from an open jeep saying,"I'm tired ... I can't pull my finger anymore" and making a trigger symbol with his hand.A Facebook spokesperson said:"We have removed the gunman’s accounts from our services and will work around the clock to remove any violating content related to this attack as soon as we become aware of it".
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