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7 French tourists arrested after viral Songkran spray clash with van driver in Phuket
April 16, 2026
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Thai police arrested seven French tourists after a viral Songkran confrontation in Phuket in which revellers surrounded a van, sprayed its driver with water and later ignored police orders to disperse. The incident came during Thailand’s annual new year festival, whose street water fights draw huge crowds across the country but have also sparked complaints this year about more aggressive behaviour in some tourist hotspots.
Video shared on social media showed a crowd in Patong, a beach town on...
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