Police say a member of insurgent group KNU clashed with ‘rival gangster’ in Tak province, however group denies involvement.
Authorities in Thailand have arrested two males following a blast at a competition close to the border with Myanmar that killed three individuals and wounded dozens.
Thai police mentioned an improvised explosive system had been thrown right into a crowd on a dance ground at a crowded competition in Umphang district in Thailand’s northern Tak province simply earlier than midnight on Friday.
The explosion killed two individuals immediately, with one other dying later in hospital and 48 left injured among the many roughly 8,000-9,000 attending the occasion.
Police mentioned a Thai youth and a person belonging to the Karen Nationwide Union (KNU), a insurgent group combating for autonomy in neighbouring Myanmar’s Karen state, had been arrested.
Tak police chief Main-Normal Samrit Ekamol mentioned the Myanmar suspect had thrown the bomb after encountering a “rival gangster” he had beforehand fought with.
However a senior KNU official contacted by the AFP information company, who declined to be named as he was not authorised to talk to media, denied any involvement and mentioned the group didn’t have any members within the space.
Thanathip Sawangsang, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence, advised The Related Press that native police had reported a battle between rival teams of males earlier than the explosion and that there was no wider safety risk.
He mentioned the forensic proof confirmed the explosive system was a selfmade bomb.
Tak province has a heavy army presence in its border areas, together with in Umphang.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra expressed her condolences to the victims’ households and urged safety companies to hold out an investigation.
