Audio By Carbonatix
Five people have been killed in a mass shooting at a food market in Bangkok, according to Thai officials.
The suspect in the attack at Or Tor Kor Market is also dead, police in Thailand's capital confirmed.
Local media have reported that some of those killed are security guards.
The Or Tor Kor market is well known for high quality fresh fruit and seafood.
Gun ownership rates in Thailand are relatively high for the region and mass shooting incidents are not common, but the country has seen several deadly incidents in recent years.
In 2023, a 14-year-old boy killed two people and injured five others in a shooting at a luxury shopping mall in the centre of Bangkok.
An ex-policeman killed at least 37 people, most of them children, in a gun and knife attack at a childcare centre in in Nong Bua Lamphu province in north-east Thailand in October 2022.
In 2020, a soldier killed 29 people and injured dozens more in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima.
Latest Stories
-
Mahama cuts sod for Bole College of Education, unveils major development projects for Savannah Region
12 minutes -
NDC tightens control over media representation
14 minutes -
GN Savings licence revocation came as a shock – Dr Kweku Ndoum
15 minutes -
GN Bank was not insolvent before downgrade and licence revocation – Kweku Ndoum
17 minutes -
US tells foreigners seeking green cards: Return to your countries to apply
20 minutes -
Trump says he will not attend son Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding
23 minutes -
Without discipline, Ghana risks a return to IMF – CPS Director warns
34 minutes -
Minority caucus demands immediate laying of BoG accounts before Parliament
39 minutes -
Black Sherif takes victory lap to Telecel Ghana HQ after 27th TGMA sweep
44 minutes -
Build inclusion into core of workplace culture – Telecel Ghana HR Director
49 minutes -
The youth are drowning – Vivies Dance and Theatre Academy sparks national conversation on addiction
54 minutes -
Bank of Ghana revoked GN Savings & Loans licence solely on insolvency grounds, not other alleged breaches — Lawyer for GN reveals
58 minutes -
Justice for Sale: How Ghana’s laws protect the powerful and punish the poor
1 hour -
I wish some Ghanaians in US would go to school and improve themselves – Ambassador Smith
1 hour -
2026 World Cup: Ghana’s Ambassador to US dismisses reports that only 3 out of 150 supporters secured visa
1 hour