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Kazakh man nabbed for shooting Russian

Police and rescuers examine a car in which a Russian man was shot and injured by an armed man in tambon Choeng Thale, Thalang district, Phuket province, on Wednesday. (Photo supplied)

PHUKET: A Kazakh man suspected of shooting and injuring a Russian man in a gun attack in Thalang district on Wednesday has been arrested, police said.

The suspect, who was identified as Artur Legay, was detained by immigration police at Phuket International Airport on Thursday morning.

According to the initial questioning, the man from Kazakhstan had checked in and stayed at a hotel in tambon Choeng Thale. Further investigation is currently underway.

At around 11.45am on Wednesday, the Phuket 191 emergency response centre received a report that a…

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