16 hurt in Thai tourist boat explosion


BANGKOK: A tourist speedboat carrying 31 passengers exploded in front of Phi Phi Le island in the southern Thailand province of Krabi, injuring 16, mostly tourists from China, the Phi Phi police said.

The speedboat, named King Poseidon, was ferrying 27 Chinese tourists from the nearby resort island of Phuket to Phi Phi before its engine caught fire and exploded, injuring 14 tourists and two crew members, the police said, adding that the authority is still investigating the cause of the explosion.

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