BANGKOK: The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has joined the Thai authorities in probing the mysterious deaths of six foreigners at a luxury hotel in Bangkok on Tuesday (July 16), according to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.
The US agency is assisting in the case as two of the six guests found dead at the hotel were US citizens, Srettha told reporters on July 17.
The bodies of the victims were discovered on July 16 in a suite in the Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok hotel, located near the downtown Ratchaprasong intersection, an area popular with foreign tourists.
The people were likely killed by poisoning and were dead for about 24 hours before being found, the premier said late on July 16, warning against drawing early conclusions “as this may cause confusion”.
The six victims were Vietnamese, with two of them holding US citizenship.
The authorities were working on a hypothesis that there was a seventh Vietnamese person, according to Srettha.
The police will reveal more details of the cause of death once preliminary autopsy details and other findings are available, he added.
The Prime Minister said the deaths would have no impact on the country’s key tourism industry. - Bloomberg
