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Agence France-Presse

Thai police on Thursday arrested four men accused of selling a gun to a 14-year-old suspected of carrying out a shooting attack at a Bangkok mall that left two people dead.
The teenager has been charged with murder over Tuesday’s attack at the Siam Paragon mall, which police say was carried out with a blank-firing pistol modified to shoot live rounds.
Two of the four were arrested in Bangkok and two in the southern province of Yala on suspicion of selling a gun to the boy.
“There was also live streaming equipment,” police official Samran Nuanma told reporters outside the home of one suspect, adding that he suspected that sales took place on social media.
The men also had illegal firearms, tools to modify pistols and narcotics in their possession, he added.
Thai mall shooting: PM reassures tourists about safety amid gun law debate
Hundreds of shoppers fled the packed upmarket mall in fear as shots rang out on Tuesday afternoon.
Seven people were shot in total, and a woman from China and another from Myanmar were killed.
The 14-year-old suspect has been charged with attempted murder, carrying and firing a gun in a public place, and owning an unlicensed firearm.
He is undergoing psychiatric testing to see if he is fit to stand trial – he had previously been receiving treatment for a mental illness but had stopped taking medication, according to police.
The shooting has sparked fresh calls for tighter gun control in a country awash with both legal and illegal weapons.
It came days before the first anniversary of the deadliest massacre in modern Thai history, in which an ex-policeman armed with a gun and knife attacked a nursery in the country’s north, murdering 24 children and 12 adults.


The government also began closing legal loopholes regarding online sales in a bid to control the spread of weapons.
“The digital ministry will be shutting down websites selling blank guns,” Jakkapong Sangmanee, the deputy foreign minister, told a separate briefing.
The government plans to ban imports of blank guns, BB guns and imitation firearms, its deputy spokesperson, Karom Phonphonklang, said in a statement.
It will also stop issuing additional permits for gun imports and permits for possession.
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According to an international database, Thailand has an estimated 10 million guns in circulation – one for every seven citizens, and one of the highest rates of ownership in the region.
In 2020, a soldier gunned down 29 people in a mall rampage at Nakhon Ratchasima.
Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Wednesday vowed to bring in “preventive measures” to prevent further tragedies.
Additional reporting by Reuters


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People shop a day after a shooting attack inside the Siam Paragon mall in Bangkok on Wednesday. Photo: EPA-EFE

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Thai police patrol inside the Siam Paragon shopping centre on Wednesday, a day after a shooting at the mall left two people dead. Photo: AFP

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An armed police officer outside the Siam Paragon shopping centre, where the fatal shooting happened on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE

People shop at Siam Paragon a day after a gun shooting. Photo: EPA-EFE 

Security guards check a visitor’s bag at the Siam Paragon on Wednesday, a day after a boy opened fire inside the shopping centre. Photo: AP

Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin vows on Wednesday to take “preventive measures” following the fatal shooting at Siam Paragon in Bangkok. Photo: AFP

A police officer points to ammunition during an inspection of the residence of a teenager suspected of opening fire in Siam Paragon on Tuesday. Photo: Royal Thai Police Handout/EPA-EFE 

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A suspect is detained following shots fired at the luxury Siam Paragon shopping centre. Photo: Reuters

A screengrab shows people running out of Siam Paragon shopping centre in Bangkok after a shooting incident in the mall on Tuesday. Photo: Handout/X user @D.weii_ /AFP

People leave Siam Paragon shopping centre in Bangkok on Tuesday following a shooting incident in the mall. Photo: AFP

Police guard one of the exits of Siam Paragon shopping centre in Bangkok on Tuesday following a shooting incident in the mall. Photo: AFP

Shoppers are evacuated from the Siam Paragon shopping mall in Bangkok. Photo: EPA-EFE

Thai police talk to a 14-year-old suspect after arresting him following a shooting at the Siam Paragon shopping centre in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE/The Rescue Foundation of Bangkok

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Police also seized illegal firearms, tools to modify pistols and narcotics from the suspects
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with murder over the attack at the Siam Paragon mall that left two people dead


Police also seized illegal firearms, tools to modify pistols and narcotics from the suspects.


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