10 pm Oct 10, Mob At Thalang Police Station, Route 402 Closed

[FBlue72]

http://www.thephuketnews.com/two-dead-in-police-chase-angry-mob-of-people-protest-in-thalang-54492.php

Phuket Governor Chamreon Tipayapongthada is currently investigating the alleged deadly police chase that claimed the lives of two people, which led to a mob of angry residents led by the victim's parents, group together at Thalang police station demanding justice and explanation.

The two victims, Prathomwat Panarak, 22, and a 17-year-old whose name has been withheld, were allegedly chased by another patrol car which caused them to crash their motorbike on Tonsai Waterfall Rd in Thalang.

- See more at: http://www.thephuketnews.com/two-dead-in-police-chase-angry-mob-of-people-protest-in-thalang-54492.php#sthash.mohRM5dG.dpuf

[FBlue72]

PW report 700 police and troops deployed, 2 cars burned, police huddled on upper floors

[bearpolar]

i drove in front around 5:30 when it was starting. There was already 300 people easily. Police were still outside shooing people cutting in front of the queue by the left.

They say drugs, residents are angry about drug dealers crashing to their deaths while endangering people on the road?

[FBlue72]

Full scale riot with 700 troops and other police deployed, 5 cars on fire, police huddled on upper floor - all according to PW.

[RickyJB]

i wondered what was going on, got back to Phuket airport around 21.30 from malaysia and when driving towards Thalang, cops, ambulances blocked the road, had to take a detour, then further down the road, they blocked the road i was hopig to take to get back to Kamala,, ended up in a very long trip home..

[Tywais]

Topic already running here - http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/862076-two-dead-in-police-chase-angry-mob-of-people-protest-in-thalang/