Thai students return home after being held in Pakistan
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Five Thai students who were detained in Lahore, Pakistan, for allegedly trying to board a plane with a pistol and ammunition in their hand luggage on June 8 have been released and returned home, Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Sek Wannamethee said yest
Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha said justice would run its course in this case, and the Thai government would accommodate them accordingly.
The Royal Thai Embassy in Islamabad will coordinate on legal matters until the case is finalised, Sek said.
The students returned to Thailand at 6am yesterday after being released from Pakistani custody on Monday, he said. The students were then reunited with relatives in their home towns in Krabi, Songkhla, Trang and Chachoengsao provinces.
