Hostage-taker shot in shoulder, woman rescuedSpecial weapons and tactics police arrest the hostage-taker after shooting him in the shoulder, at Theparak community in Muang district, Khon Kaen, on Thursday. The man, whose name was not known, was shot in the left shoulder. He was armed with an M61 hand grenade and he took the shop owner's wife hostage. The officers tried to persuade him to lay it down, but he refused. The woman hostage runs from the shop after police shoot her captor, ending her three-hour ordeal.

Source: Bangkok Post July 14, 2022 11:27 UTC