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Title: Thai mass shooting that killed 26 lasted more than 16 hours
Post by: Ptarmigan on February 09, 2020, 10:27:56 AM
Thai mass shooting that killed 26 lasted more than 16 hours
https://apnews.com/874e34f8d1d33ff2287944750cd53b2d

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BANGKOK (AP) — A soldier angry about a land dispute went on a 16-hour shooting rampage in northeastern Thailand, killing at least 26 people and wounding dozens more. Police and military personnel hunted the gunman overnight in a shopping mall where he had holed up and shot him dead Sunday morning. It was Thailand’s biggest mass shooting carried out by a single gunman.

This chronology was compiled from official and Thai media reports. Times are approximate.

A Thai soldier killed 26 people, 23 at Terminal 21. The killer is identified as Sergeant Major Jakraphanth Thomma, who was killed by police.