Thailand News: Six Tourists Found Dead At Luxury Hotel In Bangkok's Lumphini
Date
7/16/2024 10:49:52 PM
(MENAFN- Live Mint) Thailand hotel shooting: At least six people were found dead at a hotel in Bangkok on Tuesday, a Thai Police official has confirmed. According to Thailand Police the six slain individuals are Vietnamese.
Thai police from the Lumphini Police Station found the six deceased individuals at a hotel in the Ratchaprasong area around 7.30pm on Tuesday.
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The police official dismissed earlier reports in Thai media that the six people had been killed in a shooting, reported Reuters.
"There is no sign of a shooting," the official told Reuters, without elaborating further.
Prima Facie probe by the Thai police revealed that the deceased Vietnamese nationals 'killed' by cyanide poisoning. Local media reported that of the six, there were three men and three women.
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Further, local media also informed that two of the Vietnamese nationals also hold American citizenship.
Thai police has determined that the deaths might be an act of revenge or that it may have something to do with a cult.
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“There was no trace of a struggle.” local media reported.
The Thailand Prime Minsiter Srettha Thavisin has ordered an investigation into the incident wherein six Vietnamese nationals were found dead in a 5-star hotel in Bangkok's Lumphini.
(More details awaited)
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