Thai authorities are investigating a violent altercation between foreign tourists and local security guards outside a nightclub in Pattaya, captured in a widely shared video, raising safety concerns in entertainment areas.
The two security guards, aged 36 and 37, defended their actions during police questioning on Tuesday, stating that they stepped in after the shirtless tourists started behaving inappropriately towards female bar staff.
The two tourists were heavily intoxicated, according to Khaosod English.
CCTV footage showed one of them lifting a waitress without her consent, causing her to hit her head on an air conditioner. After she retreated to the back of the venue, the tourist then attempted to kiss and embrace another female staff member, the manager.
“We initially tried to escort him out of the premises,” one of the guards said. “The manager even attempted to calm him down, but he refused to listen and continued to provoke other tourists.”
The incident escalated when the tourist poured beer over a guard’s head and challenged him to a Muay Thai fight, Khaosod English reported.
