It took armed officers 16 hours to eventually bring the brutal attack to an end.
A soldier has been shot dead by police after gunning down 26 people and wounding 57 in Thailand’s worst mass shooting.
‘This incident was unprecedented in Thailand,’ Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha told reporters as he gave the final death toll on Sunday morning after visiting the wounded in hospitals.‘I hope this is the only one and the last incident, and that it never happens again. No one wants this to happen. It could be because of this person’s mental health in this particular moment,’ he said.
Nattaya Nganiem and her family had just finished eating and were driving away when she heard gunfire.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that ‘We were scared and ran to hide in toilets,’ said Sumana Jeerawattanasuk, one of those rescued by police. She said seven or eight people hid in the same room as her.An explosion at a shopping mall in Thailand tonight while a gunman went on a shooting spree Shortly before midnight, police announced they had secured the above-ground portion of the mall, but were still searching for the gunman.
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