One Indian tourist died after a bullet hit him while another was severely injured in the shootout.
HIGHLIGHTS
- The shootout was between two groups of teenagers
- Police say they were armed with AK-47 assault rifles
- Two Thai nationals and one from Laos were also injured
A shootout between two groups of teenagers in Bangkok proved fatal for a 42-year-old Indian tourist who was among the two people killed due to bullet injuries. Five others, including two Indians, two Thai national and one from Laos, were injured in the shootout.
The Indian tourist who died in the shootout is identified as Gakhrejr Dheeraj. The other person who was killed is Keovongsa Thonekeo, 28, a tourist from Laos. The injured are being treated at a hospital.
The Thai police said that the shootout took place on Sunday night near a parking lot of the Centara Watergate Pavilion shopping mall in the Pratunam area of the city, news agency Xinhua reported.
The metropolitan police said that the unidentified assailants were armed with AK-47 assault rifles.
According to the police, the two groups had emerged from a nearby snooker club into an alley beside the parking lot. Soon, a fight started between them and quickly escalated into a gunfight.
News agency PTI said in a report that the Indians were part of a group of tourists. They had just had dinner at an Indian restaurant and were waiting for their bus at the parking lot.
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