CHON BURI: 2 Chinese males were apprehended after a street brawl in Pattaya in which 2 other Chinese nationals were hurt in the early hours of Thursday.
About 1.30 am cops were notified of a commotion including 2 groups of Chinese males on a street behind the Tesco Lotus North Pattaya warehouse store, Thai media reported.
Cops getting to the scene provided chase to 2 cars being repelled by 2 of the males included.
They overtook the cars, a white Mercedes Benz and a black Toyota Alphard van, both having Bangkok licence plates, at traffic control at a crossway with Pattaya Nuea (North Pattaya) roadway.
The 2 chauffeurs were apprehended. Zhang Hongxing, 28, chauffeur of the van, had contusions on his arms while Cao Lei, 33, was the chauffeur of the Mercedes.
A search discovered a sharp-pointed knife and a baton inside the van.
The 2 males were required to Pattaya city police headquarters for questioning about the brawl, in which 2 other Chinese nationals were hurt.
The hurt males were being dealt with at Pattaya Memorial Medical Facility. One was determined as Huang Wanyou, 19.
Witnesses informed cops that 2 groups of Chinese males were associated with a quarrel which ended up being violent. Members of one group ran away on foot, with the other males pursuing them in cars.
Cops were examining.