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Thai mall gunman ‘shot dead’ after rampage: officials
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand, Feb 9, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – The Thai soldier who
killed at least 21 people and holed up in a mall overnight was “shot dead”
Sunday morning, police said, ending a near-24-hour ordeal which has stunned
the country.
He was killed “thirty minutes ago” (0200 GMT), chief of the Crime
Suppression Division Jirabhob Bhuridej told AFP. The health minister and
police chief confirmed the gunman’s death.
BSS/AFP/MSY/0843 hrs