NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand: A Thai soldier who killed at least 20 people and holed up in a mall overnight was shot dead on Sunday morning by commandos, ending a near-17-hour ordeal which left dozens wounded and stunned the country. Commandos from elite Thai police units killed the gunman, a police spokesman added, after an operation involving hundreds of security personnel. A soldier gestures as he shouts outside the Terminal 21 shopping mall following a gun battle involving a Thai soldier on a shooting rampage, in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand February 9, 2020. He "used a machine gun and shot innocent victims resulting in many injured and dead", said police spokesman Krissana Pattanacharoen. Soldiers exit Terminal 21 shopping mall after completing their mission following a gun battle involving a Thai soldier on a shooting rampage, in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand February 9, 2020.

Source: New Strait Times February 09, 2020 04:07 UTC