It's not unusual for local residents in and around Pattaya to have their sleep interrupted by the sounds of screaming motorcycle engines as gangs of often alcohol and drug fueled Thai yobbos compete to see who can be the most obnoxious.
Pattaya Countdown festivities over The New Year saw a dramatic increase irresponsible in idiots roaming the highways, byways and sois of this fair city. Residents in Soi Khopai awoke not just to the sound of manic mopeds but also to the ominous sound of bombs going off.
Police rushed to the scene but the dumb wits had already disappeared into the night. There was clear evidence of a small device that had detonated and then police came across a couple of grenades that had failed to explode. Military bomb disposal experts were called in to do what they do best expertly dispose of bombs.
Residents and witnesses in the now not so sleepy community gave accounts of what appeared to be rival gangs of about 10-15 goons chasing their own tail pipes and then an escalation as they tried to wipe each other off the face of the earth by tossing hand grenades at each other.
