Six injured in shooting at Thai shopping event

Six people were injured in a shooting incident at a shopping event in Dan Khun Thot district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand, on Wednesday night. The assailant, wielding a homemade firearm and knives, attacked vendors and visitors as the event was winding down, resulting in six injuries. Two victims were transferred to Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital, with one remaining in a coma.

A 32-year-old male suspect was arrested, and a firearm was seized during a police investigation. The suspect is accused of attempting to steal a parked motorcycle before the confrontation and is facing charges of attempted murder. This incident marks the third shooting in Thailand within a week, following a school shooting on August 7 and the alleged shooting of a Nonthaburi provincial official on Monday.

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