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REWARD for info on Russian victims killer
$3k reward for capture of gunman who killed Thailand tourists
by CARMEN SANCHEZ - CDNN Travel News Editor PATTAYA, Thailand (26 Feb 2007) -- Police have offered a $3,000 reward for the capture of the gunman who brutally gunned down two female tourists on a beach in Pattaya. The two women, Livbov Svirkova, 25, and Tatiana Tsimfer, 30, were gunned down on Jomtien Beach in front of the Dragon Beach hotel on Saturday night. Previous reports by Thailand's state-controlled media attempted to link the victims with prostitution and drugs, however, police have now confirmed that both women were ordinary tourists on their first holiday in Thailand. Police said they were trying to find out if the victims had somehow become involved in a conflict with Pattaya's notorious crime gangs. Police also told CDNN that security cameras in the area confirm reports by a hotel staff that the gunman fled the scene of the crime on a motorcycle. Despite multi-million dollar advertising campaigns aimed at promoting Thailand as Asia's most attractive holiday destination, violent attacks against foreigners have increased sharply in Pattaya, Phuket and other popular resort areas throughout Thailand. © CDNN - CYBER DIVER NEWS NETWORK |
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On Feb 26, 12:30 pm, wrote:
$3k reward for capture of gunman who killed Thailand tourists by CARMEN SANCHEZ - CDNN Travel News Editor PATTAYA, Thailand (26 Feb 2007) -- Police have offered a $3,000 reward for the capture of the gunman who brutally gunned down two female tourists on a beach in Pattaya. The two women, Livbov Svirkova, 25, and Tatiana Tsimfer, 30, were gunned down on Jomtien Beach in front of the Dragon Beach hotel on Saturday night. Previous reports by Thailand's state-controlled media attempted to link the victims with prostitution and drugs, however, police have now confirmed that both women were ordinary tourists on their first holiday in Thailand. OK a little reality check here. There are no "ordinary" female tourists from Russia or eastern Europe in Thailand. Police said they were trying to find out if the victims had somehow become involved in a conflict with Pattaya's notorious crime gangs. Police also told CDNN that security cameras in the area confirm reports by a hotel staff that the gunman fled the scene of the crime on a motorcycle. Despite multi-million dollar advertising campaigns aimed at promoting Thailand as Asia's most attractive holiday destination, violent attacks against foreigners have increased sharply in Pattaya, Phuket and other popular resort areas throughout Thailand. © CDNN - CYBER DIVER NEWS NETWORK |
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"Despite multi-million dollar advertising campaigns aimed at
promoting Thailand as Asia's most attractive holiday destination, violent attacks against foreigners have increased sharply in Pattaya, Phuket and other popular resort areas throughout Thailand." I want to know why these attacks are going on. sarp |
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REWARD for info on Russian victims killer
ROUNDUP: Thai Police Suspect Foreign Gang In Murder Of Russians
Pattaya police suspect a foreign gang was behind the brutal slaying of two Russian women over the weekend near the Thai beach resort city, a senior policeman said. Regional Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Assawin Kwanmuang told Pattaya police Monday to follow up leads that a gang of foreigners, particularly "The Chopper Gang," were behind the killings, reported the Thai News Agency (TNA). He did not provide more details on the gang. Pattaya, a popular beach resort situated about 90 kilometres south-east of Bangkok, is notorious for attracting foreign criminals types to its shores. The bodies of Tatiana Tsimfer, 30, and Liubov Svirkova, 25, were found riddled with bullets at 5 a.m. Saturday in two beach chairs on Jomtien beach, adjacent to Pattaya. Beach security cameras indicated that the unknown assailant was a tall man of "indistinct nationality" who fled the scene on a motorcycle after shooting the women with a pistol. As nothing was stolen from the two Russians, police have ruled out robbery as a possible motive behind the slaying. Pattaya police have offered an award of 100,000 baht (2,777 dollars) to anyone providing information leading to the arrest of the Russians' killer. It is deemed unlikely that the two Russians were involved in prostitution or other criminal activities in Pattaya, a resort that is notorious for its booming sex industry. "I don't think they were prostitutes because they both had decent jobs in Russia and it was their first time to Pattaya," said Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Pattaya Director Chaiwat Charoensuk in telephone interview with Deutsche Prese-Agentur dpa. "It's a very strange case," he added. Ironically, the Russian ambassador to Bangkok had visited Chonburi Governor Pracha Taerat on Friday, the day before the slaying, to thank him for providing security for the thousands of Russian tourists who visit Pattaya every year. Russia became Pattaya's largest overseas market last year, according to TAT figures. Between January to June, some 274,633 Russians visited the resort, up 38 per cent compared with the same period in 2005. Chinese tourists came second among foreigners visiting Pattaya, with 211,866 visitors during the first six months. An estimated 4 million foreign tourists visited Pattaya last year, making it one of Thailand's most successful beach resorts but posing a drain on Chonburi province's water resources and public services such as the police. Chaiwat warned foreign tourists to be mindful of their security and to stay off the resort's streets during the wee hours of the morning. "We don't want tourists to party after 3 a.m. because by that time all the good folk have gone to bed and only the bad people have come out to feed," he said. © 2007 DPA http://www.playfuls.com/news_10_1612...P-Thai-Police- Suspect-Foreign-Gang-In-Murder-Of-Russians.html |
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REWARD for info on Russian victims killer
"PeterL" kirjoitti glegroups.com... OK a little reality check here. There are no "ordinary" female tourists from Russia or eastern Europe in Thailand. Perhaps your brain doesn't function ordinarily. |
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REWARD for info on Russian victims killer
On Feb 27, 2:25 am, Markku Grönroos wrote:
"PeterL" kirjoitti glegroups.com... OK a little reality check here. There are no "ordinary" female tourists from Russia or eastern Europe in Thailand. Perhaps your brain doesn't function ordinarily. Thank you. |
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