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BANGKOK, Thailand – An angry crowd attacked a police station in a southern Thai resort island and torched 9 squad cars after two young men were killed in a police chase, an offical said Sunday, October 11.
Scores of local residents in a small rural town in Phuket island joined the protest, throwing stones and setting fire to police vehicles before they were dispersed early Sunday.
The incident followed the death of the pair in an apparent crash during a police chase, Phuket governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada told Agence France-Presse without giving further details.
“They torched 9 cars – 14 officials were injured and as well as two villagers injured,” he said, adding 4 policemen have been shifted from their duties to calm the situation.
Phuket is one of Thailand’s most popular tourist destinations but the unrest was not close to areas frequented by visitors. – Rappler.com
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