BANGKOK: A Thai soldier remained holed up in a shopping mall Saturday after gunning down at least 17 people, emergency services said, in an attack relayed through Facebook posts. The attack in the northeastern city of Nakhon Ratchasima began late in the afternoon at an army barracks, police told AFP. Three people were killed -- among them at least one soldier -- when Sergeant-Major Jakrapanth Thomma opened fire. Local media reported the gunman seized weapons from the army arsenal before embarking on a shooting spree in the centre of the town. There were "17 deaths, 14 wounded" late Saturday, said an unnamed spokesperson from Bangkok's Erawan Center -- the dispatch centre for emergency services across the country.

Source: New Strait Times February 08, 2020 12:33 UTC