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Latest news Explosion at festival in Thailand: Three dead and dozens injured

SDA

14.12.2024 - 08:50

HANDOUT - This photo provided by Umphang Rescue shows the site where an explosive device detonated during an annual festival in Umphang, Tak province, Thailand. Photo: Uncredited/Umphang Rescue/AP/dpa - ATTENTION: For editorial use only until 28.12.2024 and only with full attribution of the above credit
HANDOUT - This photo provided by Umphang Rescue shows the site where an explosive device detonated during an annual festival in Umphang, Tak province, Thailand. Photo: Uncredited/Umphang Rescue/AP/dpa - ATTENTION: For editorial use only until 28.12.2024 and only with full attribution of the above credit
Keystone

According to media reports, at least three people have been killed and 39 others injured in an explosion at a festival in western Thailand. According to the reports, an unknown person threw an improvised explosive device near a dance stage. The incident took place in Tak province near the border with Myanmar. The background to the incident was initially unclear.

Keystone-SDA

14.12.2024, 08:50

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra expressed her sympathy to the victims' families on Platform X. She had instructed the police and security authorities to investigate the incident and bring those responsible to justice.

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