29 April 2006
Thanarat Saengthien
Crossfire
Thanarat Saengthien, a special correspondent for Channel 7 was accidentally shot dead when the demonstration of a military-style drill in Phitsanulok went wrong.
He was shot while talking with other reporters after filming the closing ceremony of the 2006 Search and Rescue Expo. Thanarat died shortly after he was transported to Buddha Shinarat Hos-pital. The accident occurred while six armed soldiers were performing a drill. Their rifles were supposed to fire blanks, but investigators said one of them might have been loaded with real bullets.
