Police examine the protest site outside Siam Commercial Bank headquarters, across from the area where the shooting occurred, in Chatuchak district, Bangkok, after the rally ended on Wednesday night. (Photo: Arnun Chonmahatrakool)
The shooting heard after the protest at SCB Park ended on Wednesday night involved students from rival vocational schools who worked as guards during the rally, according to police.
Pol Maj Gen Piya Tawichai, deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, said on Thursday the incident occurred after the rally ended outside the headquarters of Siam Commercial Bank (SCB).
Gunshots were heard and an explosion, possibly a firecracker, about 10pm.
The deputy commissioner said a young man with one group of vocational students fired shots at a group of rival students. One person…
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