Chase deaths stoke Phuket protest rage

Chase deaths stoke Phuket protest rage

The aftermath of Saturday night's riot in Thalang district of Phuket, in photos.

An electrician repairs the wiring inside the Thalang police signboard that were destroyed during the riot. PHOTOS BY Pattarapong Chatpattarasill

Police survey the damage inflicted on the Thalang station in Phuket during a riot on Saturday night over two men who died after a police vehicle crashed into their motorbike during a police car chase for alleged drug possession.

The charred wreckage of a car, out of several set ablaze by rioters, sits in the police station car park.

Governor Chamroen Thipayapongthada speaks to residents to defuse tension after the riot, promising a probe into the two deaths.

Youngsters react after the governor and the residents held talks over the riot yesterday.

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