Thai soldier kills 'many' in shooting rampage Korat

[Nirish guy]

Shit, I wonder what pushed him over the edge to do that !


A Thai soldier has shot dead "many people" in and around city of Nakhon Ratchasima, north-east of Bangkok, reports say.
According to police, the soldier stole a vehicle from his barracks before attacking people with an assault rifle in the city, which is also known as Korat.
The incident is still on going.




https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-51427301

[Jellybean]

This is what the Bangkok Post has to say about the incident:


12 killed as soldier opens fire in Korat

Commander and two others slain on base before attacker headed for mall in Humvee

published : 8 Feb 2020 at 19:29
writer: Online Reporters

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: At least 12 people were reported killed and an unknown number injured in a shooting spree by a soldier who sprayed bullets at a commander, fellow soldiers and civilians in Muang district on Saturday.

The attacker first shot dead his commander and two others inside a military camp before fleeing in a stolen Humvee. He fired at civilians along the route to Terminal 21 shopping mall in Muang district, where he was believed to have taken hostages . . .


For full story see: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1853334/12-killed-as-soldier-opens-fire-in-korat

[gerefan2]

[COLOR=#404040][FONT=Helmet][B]Shit, I wonder what pushed him over the edge to do that !

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Big Buddah Day?

[dinagam]

The corona virus can drive people insane, directly or indirectly.

[gerefan2]

Latest body count now 17 with a further 21 injured at 11 pm local time. Thai TV News is full of it.

Still ongoing

[pong]

Latest body count now 17 with a further 21 injured at 11 pm local time. Thai TV News is full of it.

Still ongoing

Now said to be 20, both in army compound and a shopping centre.
Yesterday, sat 8/2 was Maha Bukha day, a major buddhist holiday (no sale of alco allowed to the utter surprise of many a farang who thinks only Thai cannot preplan).
As for now looks like someone has gone berserk, but nothing about any possible explanation.

[pong]

Some more:
started with shooitng comrades in the army camp, reason was said to be a dispute with higher officer about land deal. Apparently not a normal conscript but a well trained special forces man. As for now still unclear if he is caught or still in the Term 21 shopping centre Khorat under heavy armed.
Most of the news from inside T21 came from a farang posting on his fb account.

[Jellybean]

Today’s Bangkok Post proclaims:


Bloodbath in Korat

Security forces hunt for soldier at large inside a Nakhon Ratchasima shopping mall after a shooting rampage that left at least 25 people dead on Saturday.


25 killed as soldier opens fire in Korat

Hundreds freed from mall where suspect remains at large after killing spree that started in army camp

published : 9 Feb 2020 at 08:25
updated: 9 Feb 2020 at 08:35

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Police and soldiers rescued hundreds of people from a shopping mall late Saturday night as they continued to hunt for a gunman who had holed up inside after killing at least 25 people.

The carnage began around 3.30pm when the soldier shot dead his commander and two others at the Surathampithak army camp before stealing weapons and ammunition and fleeing in a stolen Humvee.

An image from security video at Terminal 21 shows the attacker entering the shopping centre around 6pm Saturday.

He fired at civilians along the route to the Terminal 21 shopping mall, which was packed with shoppers celebrating the long weekend. Many more people were slain inside the mall, where the gunman live-streamed the mayhem on Facebook Live before his site was shut down . . .

See full report at: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1853334/20-killed-as-soldier-opens-fire-in-korat

[Jellybean]

The latest news on the mass killing at Korat as reported in the Bangkok Post:


Mass shooter killed at Korat mall; 20 dead

published : 9 Feb 2020 at 09:37
updated: 9 Feb 2020 at 10:35
writer: Bangkok Post and agencies

Security forces on Sunday killed a soldier after he carried out a shooting rampage that left at least 20 people dead, police said.

They said he had been killed at the Terminal 21 shopping mall in Nakhon Ratchasima where the gunman was holed up for 17 hours.

National police chief Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda and Pol Lt Gen Poonsap Prasertsak, chief of the Provincial Police Region 3, confirmed on Sunday that the soldier was killed.

The shooter has been identified as Jakrapanth Thomma, 32, of the Surathampithak army camp . . .


See full report at: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1853804/mass-shooter-killed-at-korat-mall-20-dead

And from the BBC News website: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51431690?intlink_from_url=&link_location=live-reporting-story

[Jellybean]

Update on the shootings in Nakhon Ratchasima from today’s Bangkok Post:


Poor security worsened toll: PM

Concern over arms theft, mall stand-off

published : 10 Feb 2020 at 04:31
newspaper section: News
writer: Post Reporters

Thousands of local people lit candles and pray for people killed in the shooting rampage in Muang district of Nakhon Ratchasima province on Sunday night. (Photo by Prasit Tangprasert)

Following Nakhon Ratchasima's shooting rampage, which left 30 people dead, including the gunman, and 57 others injured, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Sunday ordered a review of security measures at the military's armouries.

"All I can say is if we had fully followed [the standard security procedure], we would have been able to mitigate the degree of violence [in this incident]," said Gen Prayut after a briefing on the weekend's shooting spree.

"Even if we insisted we had completely followed a proper security procedure, the question is what more could we have done to improve the efficiency of security measures?" he said . . .

For the full report see: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1853969/poor-security-worsened-toll-pm