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White Fortuner Driver Brandishes Revolver at Ubon Restaurant

A driver in a white Toyota Fortuner with a police sticker allegedly brandished a .38 revolver at a family outside a pork BBQ restaurant in Ubon Ratchathani. The incident was filmed and posted online by a well-known local Facebook user, who says five witnesses saw the threat. The vehicle bears Ubon Ratchathani license plates with a police emblem, and the victims are preparing to file a formal police complaint.

White Fortuner Driver Brandishes Revolver at Ubon Restaurant
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On November 7, 2026, a Facebook user named 'Por Liang Uay Ubon,' who has tens of thousands of followers, posted a video showing a white Toyota Fortuner — nicknamed the 'Cookie' by netizens — with a police emblem sticker on the rear window. The poster wrote: 'Everyone please share. A stranger drove up and pulled a .38 revolver, 4-6 inch barrel, black, pointing it at me while my child and wife were at a pork BBQ restaurant. Five other witnesses saw it, then he just drove away. The Prime Minister ordered no gun carrying, right? White Fortuner, Ubon Ratchathani plates, police emblem behind the number 12. I want to know why he pointed a gun at me — do we know each other? Please help share. We're now taking witnesses to file a report.' After the post was widely shared, large numbers of people commented criticizing the incident.

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