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	The suspect claimed self-defence, saying the tourist, who appeared drunk, knocked him down and was about to beat him with the stick. He said he&rsquo;d gone to help the tourist whose motorcycle was stuck in sand.&nbsp;</div>
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18-year-old Thai arreted for injuring American tourist

<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">Nongluck is a senior economic journalist covering the macroeconomics, real estate, and corporate investment strategies driving growth across Thailand and Southeast Asia</span></span><span lang="TH" style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Angsana New&quot;,serif">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

18-year-old Thai arreted for injuring American tourist

Phuket police took an 18-year-old man, who allegedly hit an American tourist in the head with a wooden stick last Saturday, to a re-enactment at the beach near Nong Han Park in Muang district.

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