Click here! "The attacker was arrested. In fact, he surrendered," Thailand Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said, adding that “the situation had been brought under control and police were clearing the scene".
He also shared his "deepest condolences" with the victims and their families. Video footage showing shoppers running out of the centre go viral on social media after the incident.
The centre was quickly evacuated and had its doors closed. People posted videos, apparently taken from inside the mall.
In one, four loud noises which sound like gunshots can be clearly heard in the busy complex. The shooting at the shopping mall came just days before Thailand will mark a year since one of the country's bloodiest days in recent history when an former police officer armed with a knife and gun attacked a nursery, killing 12 adults and 24 children, according to CBS News report."Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels
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