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Mystery illness kills 2 foreign tourists

KRABI - Two foreign tourists have died mysteriously and two others are seriously ill from unknown causes after holidaying on Phi Phi Island, the Phuket Gazette reported on its website on Thursday. ...full story at Bangkok Post

from Bangkok Post on Thu, May 07 2009

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