At Least 10 Killed, Many Hurt in Mass Shooting in Thailand
Attacker targeted Korat’s city center in Thailand, including the Terminal 21 shopping mall.
(Bloomberg) -- An attacker using military-style weapons killed at least 10 people in Thailand and appeared to livestream the assault on Facebook.
Many others were injured in the incident Saturday and the assailant remains at large, according to police spokesman Kritsana Pattanacharoen. The shooting took place in a city commonly known as Korat in Nakhon Ratchasima province northeast of Bangkok.
The attacker targeted Korat’s city center, including the Terminal 21 shopping mall, and posted live updates on Facebook before his page was shut down. Police said the suspect was believed to be an army corporal and remained inside the mall.
Video clips showed people running away and cowering behind cars as thunderous shots rang out in the shopping district.
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha in a statement said security forces were trying to apprehend the attacker.
A Thai hashtag that translates as #KoratShooting rapidly became among the most active globally on Twitter with well over 1.5 million tweets.
--With assistance from Natnicha Chuwiruch.
To contact the reporter on this story: Siraphob Thanthong-Knight in Bangkok at rthanthongkn@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story: Sunil Jagtiani at sjagtiani@bloomberg.net, Natnicha Chuwiruch
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