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| Gunman who killed 20 and took hostages at Thai shopping mall identified as junior army officer - police | Gunman who killed 20 and took hostages at Thai shopping mall identified as junior army officer - police |
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| Thai police have identified a shooter who killed at least 20 people, injured 31 others and held hostages at a shopping mall in Thailand as junior army officer Jakraphanth Thomma. | |
| Police told BBC Thai that Thomma killed his commanding officer before stealing weapons from a military base and going on the shooting rampage. | Police told BBC Thai that Thomma killed his commanding officer before stealing weapons from a military base and going on the shooting rampage. |
| Police also posted a wanted poster for Thomma on their social media pages. | Police also posted a wanted poster for Thomma on their social media pages. |
| In a post on Twitter, police also warned people stuck inside the mall to hide in a safe place and to mute their mobile phones. | In a post on Twitter, police also warned people stuck inside the mall to hide in a safe place and to mute their mobile phones. |
| Shortly before midnight, police said that they had secured the mall, but did not confirm whether or not the gunman had been captured. | |
| Earlier, footage apparently from mall security cameras showed a man brandishing an assault rifle and walking calmly through an empty area of the building. | Earlier, footage apparently from mall security cameras showed a man brandishing an assault rifle and walking calmly through an empty area of the building. |
| Videos posted on social media showed panicked people running from the mall, while others showed men carrying injured people to safety. | Videos posted on social media showed panicked people running from the mall, while others showed men carrying injured people to safety. |
| Thomma reportedly took selfies as he began his attack and live-streamed the rampage on his Facebook page, but the page was quickly shut down. | Thomma reportedly took selfies as he began his attack and live-streamed the rampage on his Facebook page, but the page was quickly shut down. |
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