2 Russian tourists shot dead in Thai beach resort
Afp, Pattaya
Two female Russian tourists were shot dead Saturday while they were relaxing on the beach in the popular Thai seaside town of Pattaya, police said. Tatiana Tsimfer, 30, and Liubov Svirkova, 25, were found dead in their deckchairs on Jomtien beach, Pattaya, some 150 kilometres (93 miles) southeast of Bangkok, they said. A nearby hotel guard told police he heard several gunshots and saw a Thai man speeding away on a motorcycle after the shots. "At the moment, we don't know why they were shot," Major Sretha Maklon of Pattaya police told AFP on the telephone. The women arrived in Thailand on February 16 as part of a group tour. Pattaya is one of Thailand's popular beach resorts and is also known for its thriving nightlife.
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