Anousa 'Jack' Luangsuphom, a 25-year-old well-known critic of the Laos government was shot dead in a late-night attack in the capital Vientiane.
A prominent activist and critic of the Laos government has been gunned down at a cafe in the capital Vientiane, with graphic footage of the murder published online by state media.
Chilling security camera footage posted online by state news agency KPL shows a gunman in a brown shirt and black cap shooting the 25-year-old activist twice on Saturday. The gunman steps briefly inside the cafe, seemingly to confirm his target is there, before drawing a handgun from his waistband and re-entering to fire two shots at close range.
Mr Luangsuphom falls to the floor as two women in the cafe cry for help and the gunman makes his escape. The footage shows the gunman carefully using a handkerchief to open and close the door, presumably to avoid leaving fingerprints.Police declined to comment on the investigation.Mr Luangsuphom was the administrator of a popular Facebook page Driven By Keyboard which regularly posted critical views on the Laos government.
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