Filipinos trapped during Thai mall shooting all safe, well — DFA

Forensics police leave the Terminal 21 shopping mall, where a mass shooting took place, in the Thai northeastern city of Nakhon Ratchasima on February 10, 2020. – A Thai soldier who killed at least 20 people and holed up in a mall overnight was shot dead by commandos on February 9, ending a near-17-hour ordeal which left dozens wounded and stunned the country. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

MANILA, Philippines — The nine Filipinos who were reportedly trapped in a mall where a Thai soldier opened fire, killing over 20 people and wounded dozens, are all safe and well, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday.

In a statement, the DFA said the Philippine Embassy in Bangkok confirmed that no Filipino was reported hurt in the shooting incident that transpired in a mall in Nakhon Ratchasima Province in Thailand over the weekend.

“All nine of the Filipinos who were reported to have been trapped in the mall during the incident were able to escape, and all are confirmed well and safe,” the DFA said.

The DFA extended the Philippine government’s condolences to the Thai people, especially the victims of the shooting and their loved ones.

“The Philippine government and the Filipino people are deeply saddened by this incident and offer profound condolences to the Thai people, and in particular to the victims and their loved ones,” the DFA said.

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