Bangkokin keskustan luxus kauppakeskuksessa joukkoammuskelu
Lähetetty: Ti Loka 03, 2023 4:09 pm
Aiemmin uutisoitiin kolmesta kuolleesta, mutta nyt poliisi on korjannut tiedon että yksi kuollut ja kuusi haavoittunutta. Kauppakeskus erittäin suosittu turistikohde Thaimaassa.Bangkok: One dead and 14-year-old held over Siam Paragon mall shooting
One person has been killed in a shooting at a luxury shopping mall in the centre of the capital, Bangkok.
Four other people were injured in the incident at Siam Paragon centre, including a foreign national.
A suspect, 14, has been arrested after surrendering. He had been using a handgun, police said.
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said the situation had been brought under control at the centre, which is popular with both locals and tourists.
An earlier statement that three people had died in the incident, but this has since been revised as more information emerges.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the shopping centre said: "Siam Paragon would like to express its deepest condolences regarding the unexpected incident that occurred today.
"Currently, the police have brought the situation under control and apprehended the perpetrator.
"As soon as the incident occurred, the police and Siam Paragon's security team immediately evacuated customers and employees from the building, prioritising the safety of all customers, employees, and tenants.
"We would like to express our sincerest gratitude to the police, volunteers, and our security team for their dedicated efforts in bringing the situation under control. We also appreciate all the support from everyone during the incident and will continue to provide updates on any further developments."
The suspect has been transferred to Pathumwan police station.
Footage on social media earlier showed shoppers running out of the centre, which was quickly evacuated and had its doors closed.
Live updates: Three killed in Bangkok mall shooting
Nearby Siam metro station was also shut.
People posted videos, apparently taken from inside the mall. In one, four loud noises which sound like gunshots can be clearly heard in the busy complex.
Witnesses also said they had taken to hiding inside shops and bathrooms.
Jakkraphan Nakharisi, 29, an ice cream seller who has worked at the mall for two years, told the BBC that he did not realise at first that the noises were gunshots.
"There were four to five of them. And then silence. Then there were probably another two shots. Then I heard someone in my shop shout, 'There's some shooting!'
"I ducked behind the ice cream tank immediately. I didn't know where to run. I thought I couldn't just go out recklessly."
He said he heard security guards escort people off the premises, before he left "no more than 10 minutes after the shooting".
Siam Paragon is one of the most visited places in Asia.
Mass shootings in Thailand are rare, although gun ownership rates are relatively high for the region.
An ex-policeman killed at least 37 people, most of them children, in a gun and knife attack at a childcare centre in in Nong Bua Lamphu province in north-east Thailand in October last year.
In 2020, a soldier killed 29 people and injured dozens more in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66994274
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