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Glasgow Times
3 hours ago
- Glasgow Times
Gunman ‘with grudge' kills five at Bangkok market
The victims included four security guards at the Or Tor Kor market in northern Bangkok, according to a police statement. It said a vendor there was also killed, and that two others were wounded. The market is next to the sprawling Chatuchak weekend market, which is popular with Thai and foreign tourists. A statement by Bangkok's Metropolitan Police Commissioner issued several hours after the shooting said the gunman's wife told them that he had held a grudge against the security guards related to his car being scratched in 2019 or 2020. The wife has a food stall at the market, the statement said. 'Mr Noi is a person who loves and is very protective of his car, and is also a violent person,' said the statement, identifying the suspect only by a nickname. It said the gunman walked away after the shooting and shot himself with a handgun on a bench. He had been wearing a black T-shirt, military-pattern shorts, a baseball cap and a backpack. The statement stressed that the incident involved a personal conflict and was not linked to the border fighting with neighbouring Cambodia, as had been rumoured on social media. A policeman of a special operations unit at a crime scene at a market in Bangkok, Thailand (Nava Sangthong/AP) Gun violence is not unusual in Thailand, which has fairly restrictive laws but also a high level of gun ownership. The last mass shooting in Bangkok was in October 2023 when a teenage boy shot more than half a dozen people at the Paragon shopping centre with a modified blank pistol in the city's main shopping district, killing three people. One of the country's worst mass killings occurred in October 2022 in the north-eastern province of Nong Bua Lamphua, when a police sergeant who had lost his job used guns and knives to kill 36 people, including two dozen toddlers at a day care centre. In February 2020, a disgruntled Thai army soldier shot and killed 29 people, most at a shopping centre in the north-eastern city of Nakhon Ratchasima, before he was killed by police after an 18-hour stand-off.
Scottish Sun
5 hours ago
- Scottish Sun
Bangkok gunman shot five dead because his car was scratched 5 or 6 YEARS ago, wife says as cops reveal astounding motive
A GUNMAN who shot and killed five people was motivated by a grudge against security guards after a time his car was scratched years ago, cops have claimed. The horror shooting, which also saw the gunman turn the gun on himself, took place in the Thai capital of Bangkok today. Advertisement 5 Cops revealed the grudge that allegedly drove the man to the violent rampage Credit: X 5 The victims included four security guards, according to cops Credit: Getty 5 The horror shooting took place in the Thai capital of Bangkok today Credit: Getty He opened fire near the crowded Or Tor Kor market, with the victims including four security guards, according to cops. Footage appears to show him holding a handgun and walking through a car park from the market's entrance gate. The police statement says that a vendor was also killed, and that two others were wounded. This market is next to the Chatuchak weekend market - a popular spot with tourists. Advertisement But cops also revealed the grudge that allegedly drove the man to the violent rampage. A statement by Bangkok's Metropolitan Police Commissioner was released in the hours after the tragedy. It claims that the alleged gunman's wife told them he had a grudge against the security guards related to a time his car was scratched in 2019 or 2020. His wife has a food stall at this market, the statement adds. Advertisement The alleged shooter was very protective of his car and was a violent person, it further reads. He walked away after the rampage and shot himself with a handgun. Teen arrested in University of New Mexico dorm shooting that killed 14-year-old boy & left 1 injured during orientation The shooter was in a black T-shirt, military-pattern shorts and a baseball cap. According to AP reports, gun violence is not out of the ordinary in Thailand. Advertisement The country has a high level of gun ownership despite restrictive laws. Cops also emphasised that the shooting had nothing to do with recent border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia. The two countries today agreed to a ceasefire set to begin at midnight that will bring an end to the deadly clashes. Thailand deployed F-16 fighter jets to bomb Cambodian military bases as the five-day fight escalated. Advertisement The conflict saw artillery, tanks and troops battling it out on the border covered by thick jungle. The fighting flared last Thursday after a land mine explosion along the border wounded five Thai soldiers. If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988, chat on or text Crisis Text Line at 741741. Advertisement 5 This market is next to the Chatuchak weekend market Credit: Getty
Scottish Sun
5 hours ago
- Scottish Sun
Tennis star slapped with 12-YEAR ban and three more suspended in huge corruption scandal
One player admitted to 39 breaches of anti-corruption rules hot water Tennis star slapped with 12-YEAR ban and three more suspended in huge corruption scandal A TENNIS player has been banned from the sport for 12 YEARS after breaking anti-corruption rules. Thai Natthasith Kunsuwan, 24, is one of four players to have been punished by The International Tennis Integrity Agency. 1 Severe punishments have been dished out to four tennis players Credit: Getty Kunsuwan admitted to 39 breaches of anti-corruption breaches. This included contriving the outcome of events, accepting money to contrive the outcome of events and failure to report corrupt approaches. He accepted an agreed sanction, including a £55,000 fine, with £41,000 of it being suspended. He fully cooperated with the investigation, but will not be able to return to tennis until 2036. Three other players have been suspended for alleged breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program. Frenchman Jaimee Floyd Angele has been suspended for five years and three months. He has admitted to contriving one match in exchange for payment in 2022. The 25-year-old failed to cooperate with an ITIA investigation and also destroyed evidence. Angele accepted the sanction and a fine of £14,900, half of which is suspended. He will not be able to return to the court until 2029. A third player, Christian Lindell has been suspended for seven years. The ITIA found the Swede to have committed four breaches of the TACP, relating to one fixed match, and has been fined £7,450. His ban expires in 2032. Finally, Frenchman Samuel Bensoussan has been suspended for one year and 11 months. He was found to have fixed four matches and fined £8,940. He will be able to play again in 2027. The suspensions mean all four players will be banned from playing in, coaching at, or attending any tennis event authourised or sanctioned by members of the ITIA (ATP, ITF, WTA, Tennis Australia, Federation Francaise de Tennis, Wimbledon and USTA) or any national assocation.
