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5 hours ago, metisdead said:

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Apologies. Wasn't aware about the policy re BKK Post as its been 15 years since I returned to contribute. Will keep this in mind for future contributions. Thanks for the heads up.

2 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

Hopefully snipers etc are already in place, dont forget the gunman is probably watching television , so wise of the police etc not to broadcast the situation,

 

It was reported last night he's taken some of the shoppers' mobile devices. All of the Thai channels stream live online too.

[translation: a call has been put out for blood donations from 10am to 7pm on the second floor of The Mall Korat today].

However worth noting that the official police advice is for folks in Korat to stay indoors.

2 minutes ago, gk10002000 said:

I do not understand why they do not send in some police dogs.  They usually are pretty well trained to go after the bad guy that is holding the gun, or smells like gun powder.  At least you will know almost exactly where the guy is.  And if the dogs have a collar or dog cam, you can get a pretty good view of things.

It is highly likely that they've checked whether grenades and explosives are missing from inventory, in which case they're going to do everything possible to contain him.

1 minute ago, Vacuum said:

All this for a 50K "land deal"....

Earlier reports put this figure much higher at 400K. Still doesn't give anyone the right to go on a killing spree.

Just now, Liverpudlian said:

Incredible the amount of folks here sitting around the tv transfixed i can imagine the country will almost be at a stand still, very very sad afair indeed.

Most folks out here couldn't get any sleep because of this (including myself) and we're afar in bkk. The old folks who sleep early were up in the neighbour hoods till 2am and up again early 5.20 expecting this ordeal will be over. Unfortunately, not yet. Folks also tweeting in Thai they're so worried they haven't been able to get sleep.

6 minutes ago, Kerryd said:

He shot some propane tanks after arriving at Terminal 21 early on in this event.

During the night - late night / early morning, he shot at a gas cylinder in the aim of creating an escape path. Saw this on live TV with the firefighters on the scene getting into vests and then their other gear to move in.

The shooter's movements traced to the lower ground floor of the mall 18 minutes ago.

(Source: https://twitter.com/Rajprasong_News/status/1226295021298536449)

12 minutes ago, asiaquakedb-tester said:

Had a look at Kiwi Farms - apart from 1 video (angry shopper trying to lure out the shooter in the mall last night, including insults thrown back and forth), Thai TV channels have aired the rest (most with privacy filters over the deceased) and more.

@URMySunshine Thai TV just aired the video of folks trying to lure the shooter out with sound over the trade of insults.

There appears to be only 3 ways that this situation ends (IMHO):

1- shooter surrenders;

2- shooter is taken out by law enforcement;

3- shooter takes himself out.

There can be no escape..

12 minutes ago, URMySunshine said:

Don't want to link to it here but a site called "Kiwi Farms" has nearly all the uncensored videos. 

Had a look at Kiwi Farms - apart from 1 video (angry shopper trying to lure out the shooter in the mall last night, including insults thrown back and forth), Thai TV channels have aired the rest (most with privacy filters over the deceased) and more.

In addition to Thairath, Amarin TV and ThaiPBS, the following channels have begun live broadcast on-site (as of 0635):

The Nation:

Channel 8:

Screenshot of ThaiPBS channel showing the lineup of ambulances on standby - it's past 0630 now.

According to the tweet below, shots fired during the night by the shooter was his plan to open an escape path: 

15 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Must have nicked a good supply of ammunition to keep this up, surely not your average conscript 

here's the answer on supply:

Not getting the shooter's angle on this..reading the tweets in Thai and most folks wondering out loud why he's still fighting off the SWAT teams, how long is he planning to keep at this. 

Re how many ammunition - was reported on TV yesterday, he'd nicked 700 rounds of ammo.

The citizen journo feeds have resumed live stream via FB:

Reporter on channel 8 TV says there's still gunshots ongoing (@ 0515).

Thai PBS have resumed their live stream at 0426:

Apparently the reason the media outlets and citizen journos have stopped streaming is because it's getting in the way of law enforcement performing their duties (source: 

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Amarin TV also have a live feed on-site: https://www.amarintv.com/live-tv/ (In Thai)

2 minutes ago, HOAX said:

Thats not live. Anyway, its the exact same spot Thairath and all other media is.

It was live but the broadcast stopped 3 minutes after I shared the link.

If folks can read Thai - then this is the hashtag to follow: #กราดยิงโคราช for videos from shoppers inside and bystanders, tweet translation also available by pulling up each tweet (stream goes by rather fast through).