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Thai Army chief holds press conference after weekend's mass shooting

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Bangkok, Feb 11 (EFE/EPA).- The head of the Thai Army asked on Tuesday not to blame the institution after a soldier stole weapons at a military base and killed 29 people on Feb 8."I regret this incident. And I would like to ask you not to criticize the Army ... Soldiers risk their lives to protect national sovereignty," said General Apirat Kongsompong during a press conference at the Army headquarters in Bangkok. According to media reports, 30 people, including the gunman, were killed and 58 wounded after 32-year-old Thai soldier Jakraphanth Thomma went on a shooting rampage with assault rifles on 08 February in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima, also known as Korat. Jakraphanth held an unknown number of people hostage inside the shopping mall for around 15 hours before being shot and killed in a police operation on 09 February. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).SHOTLIST: A PRESS CONFERENCE IN BANGKOK, THAILAND, ON THE MASS SHOOTING THAT OCCURRED ON FEB. 8 IN NAKHON RATCHASIMA PROVINCE, THAILAND.SOUNDBITES: APIRAT KONGSOMPONG, THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ROYAL THAI ARMY (IN THAI).TRANSLATIONS: 1.) The incident was not derived from a military operation but from a personal matter (00:48-01:10). 2.) Please do not criticize the army or our soldiers. If you have any criticism, direct them at me, at General Apirat Kongsompong (01:08-01:30).3.) I accept any comment you have, but please do that to me because I am the Commander in Chief (01:36-01:48).

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