Shots fired at a technical college in Bangkok's financial district

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Shots Fired At Downtown BKK's Technical College
By Khaosod English


Police investigating the scene where bullets were fired at Rajamangala University of Technology’s Uthen Thawai Campus in Bangkok, 29 Jan 2015.

BANGKOK — Police are on the alert after reports of shots fired at a technical college in Bangkok's financial district, which police suspect to be an instance of gang warfare.

According to police, "numerous" shots were fired at Rajamangala University of Technology’s Uthen Thawai Campus, known to many Thais simply as Uthen Thawai, on Phayathai Road at around 11 pm last night.

Security guards at the university told police no one was injured in the shooting. Police say they have not determined the direction of gunshots or identified the perpetrators.

However, police officers noted that violence between rival technical colleges in Thailand often spikes in the days leading up to the schools' anniversaries, and the anniversary of Uthen Thaiwai's founding, 1 February, is approaching.

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1422594063


-- Khaosod English 2015-01-30

[Anthony5]

I see at least 6 CCTV cameras in the picture, so they will have the shooter on file. NOT?

[Johnnie99]

That's curious. During the protests, Silom was known as 'Bangkok's financial district'.

Clearly things do change here, after all.

[wabothai]

The kids are bored again?