Chiang Mai blasts result 83% tour cancellation
Chiang Mai: Tourism authorities of Thiland indicate that three consecutive bomb blasts that tookl place in popular Thai city Chiang Mai has resulted instant cancellations of tourist groups that were sold.
It may be mentioned that there were multiple bombings in Chiang Mai last night. The blasts were targeted at a seafood restaurant, a petrol station and a brewery. Four people were wounded but were out of danger on Saturday and had returned home, according to a Chiang Mai provincial police official. The first blast was on a PTT fuel station in Muang District at around half past eight where four people were injured, three of whom were station employees while the other was a customer. All the injured were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
About one hour after the event, another attack occurred in Boonrawd Co.Ltd in Sarathee District where an unknown number of attackers threw two grenades into the company’s compound. One bomb exploded while the other did not. No one was injured during this attack. Finally at 10.15 PM, another bomb went off at the Andaman Seafood Restaurant in Muang District, Chiang Mai. The blast wrecked two cars but fortunately no casualties or injuries were caused.
