Thai soldier flees Surin camp, shoots civilians in Kap Choeng; two injured


BANGKOK: A soldier fled his Surin army camp with a rifle, injuring two civilians in Kap Choeng. Authorities are searching the area and urging the public to report sightings.

At 0.45am on Friday (Aug 15), Royal Thai Army deputy spokesman Colonel Ritcha Suksuwanon reported that soldiers from the 1623rd Infantry Company heard a burst of around 10 gunshots near Ban Khuean Kaeo Temple in Kap Choeng district, Surin province. At 0.54am, a further two shots were heard.

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