At least 6 dead in 'mass shooting' at market in Bangkok: Thai police

28-07-2025 15:06 HKT

At least six people were killed at a market in a shooting incident in the Thai capital Bangkok on Monday, a police official said, adding that the attacker had also taken his own life.

The gunman killed at least four security guards at Or Tor Kor Market, a fresh food market in Thailand's capital, on Monday.

"Police are investigating the motive. So far it's a mass shooting," Worapat Sukthai, deputy police chief of Bangkok's Bang Sue district where the incident took place, told AFP.

He said the suspect took his own life after the shooting and police were working to identify him, as well as investigating "for any possible link" to the current border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia.

The Or Tor Kor Market is situated a short distance from Chatuchak Market, a major tourist destination in Bangkok that throngs with visitors every weekend.

Mass shootings are not uncommon in Thailand, where firearms can be obtained relatively easily due to lax gun control enforcement.

(AFP and Reuters)

Bangkok shooting Or Tor Kor Market

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