BANGKOK — A gunman shot and killed 5 other people at a well-liked contemporary meals marketplace within the Thai capital on Monday sooner than killing himself, police mentioned.
The sufferers incorporated safety guards on the Or Tor Kor marketplace within the district of Chatuchak district in Bangkok, consistent with a police commentary. The Erawan Clinical Heart, which coordinates emergency clinical services and products, reported two ladies had been additionally wounded.
The marketplace, subsequent to the sprawling Chatuchak weekend marketplace, carries all types of items and is well-liked by Thai and overseas vacationers.
A video circulating on-line reportedly confirmed the shooter dressed in a baseball cap and shorts strolling out there with a backpack strapped to his chest and a handgun in his proper hand.
Police mentioned they had been probing information about the suspect, together with his motivation.
Police Gen. Kitrat Phanphet, leader of the nationwide police drive, mentioned he has ordered town police to hold out their investigation briefly and collect all proof, together with closed-circuit video pictures.
