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Gunman kills five in Bangkok market before shooting himself
The gunman initially killed three security guards, and then a fourth with whom he had a personal quarrel, Siam Bunsom, commander-in-chief of the Metropolitan Police Bureau said.
"He reloaded and ran into the market, killing a female merchant and injuring another," Siam told reporters.
In video footage shared by police, a suspect in a white hat and a backpack slung on his chest is seen walking through a parking lot at the Or Tor Kor Market.
Duangnapa Yeerunsiri, 38, who was at the market to buy groceries with her boyfriend and sister, was about to leave when she heard the shots ringing out.
"He fired many shots in rapid succession," she said, referring to the gunman. "So we ducked down in the car and quickly called the police."
No tourists were killed or injured, said Sanong Saengmani, a police official in Bangkok's Bang Sue district, where the market, which mainly sells agricultural produce, is located.
Tourism is a key economic driver in Thailand, Southeast Asia's second-largest economy, where growth has been sluggish and such incidents can potentially dampen sentiment.
Gun violence and gun ownership are not uncommon in Thailand. In October 2023, a 14-year-old suspect used a modified handgun to kill two people and injure five others at a luxury mall in central Bangkok.
A year earlier, a former police officer killed 36 people, including 22 children, in a gun-and-knife attack at a nursery in eastern Thailand.
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