Beserk Thai Soldier Kills 21, Wounds 31 In Shooting Rampage In City 155 Miles Northeast Of Bangkok

Daily Mail: Beserk soldier kills 21: Thai commando dies in raid on shopping mall where gunman is holed up after his deadly shooting spree while posting selfies on Facebook

* Sergeant Major Jakrapanth Thomma went on a killing spree in Korat, 155 miles from Thai capital Bangkok
* Thomma hijacked an army vehicle, shot an officer and soldiers, and sprayed a volley of bullets at civilians
* He's then believed to have taken hostages at a shopping centre that Thai forces later tonight laid siege to
* Authorities have rescued hundreds of trapped shoppers but suspect still at large in the northeastern city
* There were fears the shooter could try to hide in the panicked crowd as they ran out of the shopping centre
* Thai media said the suspect's mother was being taken to the shopping mall to try to persuade him to give up
* Volleys of gunfire were heard ringing out from inside the besieged mall where the gunman is still holed up

A Thai commando has been killed as security forces desperately try to capture a rogue soldier who has killed at least 21 people in a gun rampage inside a shopping mall - where he is still holed up more than 12 hours after he first struck.

Sergeant Major Jakrapanth Thomma, 32, is hiding out in the Terminal 21 shopping mall in Nakhon Ratchasima, a city 155 miles northeast of Bangkok, after opening fire on terrified civilians this afternoon.

He began his murderous rampage at his barracks, where he executed his commanding officer along with two other soldiers, before commandeering a humvee and tearing away from the scene.

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WNU Editor: This rogue soldier is still on the loose.

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Thailand shooting leaves at least 21 dead as soldier opens fire at Korat shopping centre -- ABC News Online
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Thailand shooting: Soldier kills 20 in gun rampage -- BBC
A Thai soldier has killed at least 20 people in a shooting spree, authorities say. He may be at a mall -- CNN
Thailand shooting: How the massacre in Korat unfolded -- BBC
Thailand: Soldier kills at least 20, injures 31, sparks manhunt -- UPI
Thai soldier goes on shooting rampage, killing at least 21 people -- Al Jazeera
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