Thailand's murder campaign: The killer barricades, shooting sounds from the mall

Witnesses told Reuters that the security forces who broke into a mall where the soldier who had been massacred for killing 20 people rescued two other wounded, whose condition is unknown. As a result, the number of casualties in the killings documented on social networks rose to 31, including 10 in human condition

Thailand's murder campaign: The killer barricades, shooting sounds from the mall

Two more people were injured in a security breach in Thailand to a mall where the soldier was shot dead by 20 people - the Reuters news agency reported on Saturday. As a result, the number of injured in the incident rose to 32, when he made them hospitalized in human condition.

According to eyewitnesses, the forces removed the wounded after multiple gunfire exchanges inside the Terminal 21 mall in Akon Ratchasima City, also known as Curate, northeast of the capital Bangkok. "I saw them deal two casualties," said Reuters photographer Ethith Pervengmata, who was present near the scene. The identity of the victims was unclear and the police did not issue a statement on the matter.

The suspect, who was identified as a Thai Army prisoner by the name of Thuma Jakrapanat, barricaded himself in the mall after he shot dead two residents after he broke into their home, and then infiltrated a military base and massacred his commander and other soldiers. A military jeep then stole and fled toward the mall where it had been barricaded for about ten hours. As security forces broke out and took control of the entrance floor, hundreds of hostages were released.

The exchange of fire continues. Armed commando fighters outside the mall, evening (Photo: AP)

A group of armed commandos outside the mall in Thailand where the soldier is barricaded to death at least 20 people and wounded another 30, February 8, 2020 (Photo: AP)

Looking agitated and exhausted, mall customers and shop and warehouse workers were evacuated in small groups from the complex as police and soldiers scoured the mall's floors. "It was scary because I could hear the sounds of gunfire ... We waited a long time for the police to come help us, many hours," said one customer, 27, as her voice trembled.

Prior to his entrenchment, the soldier opened fire along a road leading to the mall, broadcasting it live on Facebook and photographing himself holding a rifle. He continued to post on Facebook during the shooting, and in one uploaded photo, he appears to be holding a handgun with a mascot around his barrel.

Security officials in Thailand said the soldier's motives are not yet known, although in the hours leading up to the attack, he posted strange messages to the Facebook account. "Get rich with corruption and take advantage of other people. Do they really think they can take money with them to spend hell?" A Thai Defense Ministry spokesman told Reuters: "We don't know why he did it. He seems to be going crazy."

Live shooting on Facebook: Soldier in Thailand murdered 20 people and barricaded himself in the mall

Massacre of 20 people. The Thai soldier in one of the pictures he uploaded to the network during the shooting campaign, today

Thailand army soldier opened fire on all over the north, February 8, 2020 (photo: network, official website)

Local media outlets will testify a shooter disembarking from the military jeep in front of the Muang district shopping center and firing at bystanders who try to kill themselves. Other broadcast footage showed a fire outside the building reportedly caused by an explosion of a gas tank that exploded as a result of a gunfire. In one of the photos the suspect uploaded, a self-shot photo appeared wearing a helmet and a fire background in the fire.

In one of the videos posted on the network by a bystander who was present in the area at the time of the incident, a man who was shot inside his vehicle appeared to have a blood pudding course, but it is unclear whether he was killed or only fatally injured. In another video, at least four people were clearly shot and showed no sign of life.