Phuket Airport safe, security stepped up

PHUKET: Security at Phuket International Airport has been beefed up following outbreaks of violence across Bangkok and other parts of the country today.

Airport Director Pratueng Sornkham said more police officers were called in to guard the facility from 11am this morning.

Stricter security procedures are now in operation and will remain so until the situation changes, he said.

He had no specific intelligence indicating a threat, he said.

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