Explosion shakes festival: Three people die, dozens injured

By Gaby Mahlberg

Bangkok - According to media reports, at least three people have been killed and 39 others injured in an explosion at a festival in western Thailand.

Police and security authorities are investigating the incident in western Thailand in which three people lost their lives.
Police and security authorities are investigating the incident in western Thailand in which three people lost their lives.  © Uncredited/Umphang Rescue/AP/dpa

According to the reports, an unknown person threw an improvised explosive device near a dance stage.

The accident took place in Tak province near the border with Myanmar. The background to the incident was initially unclear.

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra expressed her condolences to the families of the victims on Platform X.

She had instructed the police and security authorities to investigate the incident and bring those responsible to justice.