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A general view of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum Retreat on the Thai island of Phuket - Source: Reuters -
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A loud blast near a major Asia security meeting in Thailand was
caused by a suspicious motorbike being destroyed, Thai security
officials said.
The officials told reporters the bike had been left unattended near
the venue of the meeting on the resort island of Phuket and the
owner could not be found.
It was destroyed with water cannon, they said.
Among the participants at the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) gathering
inside a luxury hotel complex was US Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton.
Some 10,000 Thai troops have enforced tight security around the
venue to prevent an embarrassing repeat of the last regional
gathering in Thailand in April, when anti-government demonstrators
breached security to scuttle the East Asia Summit, forcing half the
leaders to be evacuated by helicopter.
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