Shoppers flee as active shooter kills 12 and takes hostages in Thai mall - The News

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For any copyright, please send me a message.  Chilling footage inside a Thai shopping centre shows people being to flee as a gunman starts firing while taunting his victims and police.  Several people have died after the Army soldier, named by police as Jakrapanth Thomma, opened fire inside the Terminal 21 shopping centre in Korat in north-eastern Thailand.  Video posted on social media shows panicked shoppers running towards the exit as the massacre begins to unfold.  Others follow as the seriousness of the attack become clear, while some are seen glancing around unsure of what is happening.  At least 12 people have reportedly been killed, and the gunman is said to have taken hostages inside the mall.  The gunman - who first killed his commander and two others at a military base - had earlier written in a Facebook post the suspect wrote that he was seeking "revenge".  Have you been affected by the incident? Email webnews@mirror.co.uk.  He had posted on his Facebook page earlier in the day that "Death is inevitable for everyone."  He also posted a picture of what appeared to be his hand holding a gun.  His profile was taken down around two hours after the incident began.  Horrifying footage captured by a witness shows the gunman firing a number of rounds into a crowd as people flee in terror at about 5.30pm local time on Saturday.  The dead are said to include a child, taxi drivers and a student.  The soldier is reported to have shot and killed his commander and two others at the Suratham Phithak military base before stealing a vehicle and driving into Korat, where he began killing civilians at random.  The gunman then entered the mall and began shooting more victims.  The suspect posted a number of rants in the hours leading up to the massacre.  He told how he was seeking "revenge", adding: "Getting rich from corruption and taking advantage of other people, do they think they can bring money with them to spend in hell?"  The soldier had opened fire at different locations in the city, which is more than 250 km (155 miles) from Bangkok, police spokesman Kissana Phathanacharoen said in a message sent to reporters.  The soldier had opened fire at different locations in the city, which is more than 250 km (155 miles) from Bangkok, police spokesman Kissana Phathanacharoen said in a message sent to reporters. Read More Top news stories from Mirror Online  Local media showed footage of the soldier getting out of a car in front of a shopping mall and firing a series of shots, sending people running. Gunshots could be heard on the video.  The shooter had initially gone to a house in the city and shot two people dead, before going to the weapons store on an army base and taking a new gun, local police said.

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