Youth gang wreaks havoc in Buriram, Thailand: Teen seriously hurt

[webfact]

 

A gang of reckless youths caused havoc on the streets of Buriram, Thailand. A 13 year old boy was injured after the group pursued and attacked him amidst moving traffic. The incident was followed by the gang posting a taunt on Facebook, ridiculing their victim. Following the incident last night, police are now urgently hunting down the culprits.

 

Upon arrival at the scene, it was found that the injured boy had already been taken to Lahansai Hospital. Fragment pieces from a homemade bomb were found at the scene, indicating the severity of the incident.

 

Preliminary investigations revealed that the incident involved teenagers from the same village who had previous disputes. Upon encountering each other, they started a high-speed chase, throwing bombs and physically attacking each other until the 13 year old boy sustained a broken leg and numerous scrapes.

 

The 16 year old victim’s friend reported that before the incident, they had left their friend’s house only to be pursued by two to three groups of teenagers. The groups started throwing bombs at them, which led to a retaliatory attack.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

Picture courtesy of bangkokbiznews

 

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[flyingtlger]

Young, Dumb and full of (present tense of came).....

 

[stoner]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The groups started throwing bombs at them

 

back home you would be up on some very serious charges with this incident. i'm sure there will be a detailed follow up.  

[Bangkok Barry]

Teenagers throwing bombs. Again Makes a change to shooting people dead in shopping malls I suppose. Such a peaceful place, the land of smiles.

[Startmeup]

Has there being an uptick the last couple of years of young thugs across the country like this? I dont remember reading about it much in the past

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Upon arrival at the scene, it was found that the injured boy had already been taken to Lahansai Hospital. Fragment pieces from a homemade bomb were found at the scene, indicating the severity of the incident.

The next generation of thugs...

[IamNoone88]

Little darlings were simply expressing themselves.

[Muhendis]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

The next generation of thugs...

They'll all be politicians in 20 years time. 

[prakhonchai nick]

"A gang of reckless youths caused havoc on the streets of Buriram, "  Misleading heading!  If the 13 year old was admitted to Lahansai hospital, it can be assumed the problem occurred in Lahansai, which whilst in Buriram province is some 80kms to the South!

[youreavinalaff]

10 minutes ago, prakhonchai nick said:

"A gang of reckless youths caused havoc on the streets of Buriram, "  Misleading heading!  If the 13 year old was admitted to Lahansai hospital, it can be assumed the problem occurred in Lahansai, which whilst in Buriram province is some 80kms to the South!

Headlines often quote the province first. Further reading then more accurately shows the location.

 

I guess it's to catch the attention of the reader. There must be a lot more readers who recognise "Buriram" in a headline than would recognise "Lahansai".

 

 

[prakhonchai nick]

30 minutes ago, youreavinalaff said:

Headlines often quote the province first. Further reading then more accurately shows the location.

 

I guess it's to catch the attention of the reader. There must be a lot more readers who recognise "Buriram" in a headline than would recognise "Lahansai".

 

 

A bit more accuracy and attention to detail would not go amiss