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15/09/2014
Foreign Office Investigate British Deaths In Thailand
The UK Foreign Office has launched an investigation following reports that two British nationals have been found dead on a beach in southern Thailand.
Local police have claimed that the bodies of a man and a woman were found on the island of Koh Tao in the early hours of Monday morning. It is understood that they pair had suffered serious head injuries.
Local police are understood that have closed down the island, not allowing any boats to leave, while they review available CCTV footage from restaurants, hotels and shops.
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Local police have claimed that the bodies of a man and a woman were found on the island of Koh Tao in the early hours of Monday morning. It is understood that they pair had suffered serious head injuries.
Local police are understood that have closed down the island, not allowing any boats to leave, while they review available CCTV footage from restaurants, hotels and shops.
(MH/CD)
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