Mall threat suspect’s ‘phone was hacked’

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After a Myanmar man denies a Khon Kaen risk, police sign hackers to Cambodia.

PUBLISHED: 19 Oct 2024 at 15: 59

Security officers question 22-year-old Myanmar national Sai Sun Paur as part of an investigation into a social media threat of a mass shooting at a Khon Kaen mall. He was found at a workers’ camp in Pathum Thani on Friday. (Photo supplied)
As part of an investigation into a social internet threat of a mass shooting at a Khon Kaen store, security officials interview 22-year-old Burmese regional Sai Sun Paur. On Friday, he was discovered at a staff ‘ camp in Pathum Thani. ( Photo supplied )

A 22-year-old Burmese regional has denied posting a mass shooting threat at a well-known store in Khon Kaen, and police today believe his cellphone was hacked.

Authorities had responded to ominous social media posts attributed to Sai Sun Paur, who posted a photo of a gun and a threat information claiming he had targeted customers in the northern province’s Khon Kaen Central Plaza.

One of the posts from his Facebook account reads:” You do n’t know what I’ve been through since my arrival in Thailand. In the past six weeks, I have experienced even pain and torture. Who will have the chance to get a picture at the Khon Kaen store then that I’ve saved some money? I’m heading that today”.

About 200 police officers swarmed the area and drew clients from the mall on Thursday, sparking a wave of panic in the northern province. No shooting took place, and the courtyard reopened the following day with a permanent police presence for protection.

Police discovered the believe at a staff ‘ station in Pathum Thani on Friday night following an investigation conducted via the man’s Twitter account. &nbsp,

During doubting, the Myanmar federal claimed he did not create the content as he cannot read or write Thai, though he can speak the language.

Further research revealed that unexplained individuals had hacked his mobile data in Poipet, Cambodia.

Authorities are also looking into the details, as Paur is also facing legitimate action for entering Thailand without permission.

A 31-year-old girl was detained last week in Nakhon Ratchasima after posting many Facebook messages pretending to be a young shooter who planned a shooting rampage at three shopping centers. She claimed to have been stressed out, destitute, and struggling with relationships.

Police detained a 14-year-old son during a shooting spree inside the Siam Paragon shopping plaza in Bangkok in October last month, killing three people and injuring many others.

A former army officer killed 29 people and injured scores more in a frenzy in a shopping plaza in Nakhon Ratchasima in 2020.