THAILAND-RUSSIAN TOURIST Russian tourist hit by stray Thai police bullet during chase

Record ID: 860081

  • Title: THAILAND-RUSSIAN TOURIST Russian tourist hit by stray Thai police bullet during chase
  • Date: 14th December 2014
  • Summary: PATTAYA, THAILAND (DECEMBER 13, 2014) (REUTERS) ****WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** PARAMEDIC ATTENDING RUSSIAN TOURIST ELENA SARYCMEVA SARYCMEVA AND HER PARTNER SARYCMEVA LYING ON GROUND WITH HER PARTNER SUPPORTING HER BACK VARIOUS OF TWO THAI SNATCH-AND-RUN ROBBERY SUSPECTS SURROUNDED BY POLICEMEN SUSPECTS' MOTORCYCLE SOUTH PATTAYA ROAD WHERE SHOOTING OCCURRED SARYCMEVA AND HER PARTNER ARRIVING AT HOSPITAL ON PARAMEDIC'S PICKUP CAR 8 .VARIOUS OF SARYCMEVA ON STRETCHER BEING PUSHED INTO HOSPITAL SARYCMEVA AND HER PARTNER IN HOSPITAL
  • Embargoed: 29th December 2014 12:00
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  • Location: Thailand
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  • Country: Thailand
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA38VVO250SMM0DX9V3XKFWPYE4
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  • Story Text: A 27-year-old Russian tourist, Elena Sarycmeva, was hit by a stray bullet fired by police who were chasing two teenage bag snatchers in Pattaya on Saturday (December 13) night.
    The 9 mm bullet hit Sarycmeva in her left ankle while she was walking along South Pattaya road heading to the beach area.
    The shootout occurred at 9 pm local time when police were chasing two teenage robbery suspects who allegedly snatched the bag of local resident and tried to escape on a motorbike.
    Police said one of the suspects fired toward officers while being cornered at an intersection and the patrol police who were chasing them fired back to stop their attempt to escape.
    One of the suspects was also hit by police bullets in his knee and the pair's motorbike crashed on the road.
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