A gunman killed five people at a market in Thailand's capital Bangkok on Monday, attacking security guards and a merchant before fatally turning the gun on himself, a Thai police official said.

At least three people have been killed in a mass shooting at a food market in Bangkok, Thai police have said. One other person has been injured in the attack at Or Tor Kor Market - and the suspect is also dead, according to reports. Police said officers are investigating the motive behind the attack in Thailand's capital.

Five people have been killed and one person wounded in a shooting in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, police say. The shooting occurred at Or Tor Kor Market in the Bang Sue district of northern Bangkok at 12:31pm (05:31 GMT) on Monday, the Royal Thai Police said.