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Security measures stepped up on Koh Samui island for fear of possible terrorist attack

Xinhua, November 4, 2016 Adjust font size:

Police have stepped up security measures on the famous Koh Samui island in the wake of Wednesday's terrorist attacks in southern Thailand.

Police superintendent Pol. Col. Thewet Pluemsut attached to the Koh Samui district police, confirmed that the security measures have been strengthened and the police have been put on high alert for fear of possible terrorist attacks though the blasts, arsons and gunfires had recently occurred in the turbulent southernmost area, some 400 km south to the popular tourist island.

The police were closely watching over travelers to the island, especially those on the beaches at the piers for ferry boats and at the airport, he said.

Visitors were suggested to immediately call the police if anything or any person looked suspicious or harmful anywhere on the island, he said.

Earlier in August, blasts occurred in Hua Hin tourist city, about 200 km south of Bangkok and about 450 km north of Surat Thani, killing a local villager and injuring more than 20 others. Endit