Overall, 29 people lost their lives in another needless carnage which occurred over the weekend. A Thai Soldier with military firearms rampaged through a bustling shopping mall in Nakhom Ratchasima and an army camp, killing 29 people before he himself was shot dead after a 17 hour stand-off with security operatives. The shooter, a 32 year old Jakrapath Thomma was a Sergeant in the Thai Military.