Dozens of teen boys were arrested after two
rival youth gangs got into a stick-wielding melee on Loy Krathong.
Boonlua Chatree
About 20 teenagers were arrested after two rival youth gangs got
into a stick-wielding melee on Loy Krathong.
The teens, all between the ages of 15 and 17, were just a third of the group
that battled each other with wooden planks and steel bars on Jomtien Beach
at Soi 3 Nov. 18. There were no reported injuries.
The gangs disbanded and fled as police responded to panicked calls from
business owners and passersby. The group apprehended tried to escape down
Soi 3, only to discover it was a dead end.
Police said the arrested youths hailed from sois Nernplabwan and Khao Noi in
Pattaya. They were held until relatives retrieved them.
Investigators said the two gangs were feuding to show their bravado for
women on the romantic holiday.
