BANGKOK: At least . u009d people have been shot dead and many injured by a Thai soldier in Nakhon Ratchasima city, also known as Korat, police said on Saturday.

A defence ministry spokesman said that . akraphanth Thomma, a junior officer, had attacked his commanding officer before stealing a gun and ammunition from a military camp. He then opened fire at a Buddhist temple and at a shopping centre in the city, north- east of Bangkok.