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Shoppers flee major shopping mall in Bangkok after hearing what sounded like gunshots
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Hundreds of shoppers have fled a major shopping mall in the center of the Thai capital Bangkok on Tuesday afternoon after what sounded like gunshots were heard inside.

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The incident prompted authorities to shut access to the nearby Siam elevated train stop, preventing commuters from exiting the transit station, as the evening rush hour began and intense rain pounded the city, according to an Associated Press journalist at the scene.The second son of Thailand’s king returns to the country unexpectedly after decades of estrangement

He didn’t provide details on casualties, but police said on their official Facebook page that there were injuries. Chinese tourist Liu Shiying told the AP that she saw people running and saying someone had opened fire. She said she heard gunshots and an alarm ringing out and, that the lights in the mall went out.

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