Boy, 14, opens fire in Thai shopping mall, hundreds of terrified shoppers flee in panic

Boy, 14, opens fire in Thai shopping mall, hundreds of terrified shoppers flee in panic

DAILY MAIL

Police have arrested a 14-year-old boy after gunshots were fired in a luxury Thailand shopping mall, killing at least three people.

Schoolboy Phasid Trutassanain opened fire with a Glock 19 handgun inside the Siam Paragon building in the centre of the Thai capital shortly after 4pm local time. 

At least four injured people were seen being carried from the mall shortly after. Police later said that at least three people had died. 

Hundreds of terrified were earlier seen fleeing in panic as police raced from the scene at the Siam Paragon mall in central Bangkok after hearing gunshot-like noises.

Unverified videos shared on social media showed people, including children, running out of the doors of the Siam Paragon mall as security guards ushered them out.

One of the videos showed people taking cover in a darkened room inside a restaurant. The authenticity of the videos could not immediately be verified.

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