Chinese national kidnapped in Thailand, but has been safely accommodated: Chinese Embassy in Thailand
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The victim's injuries. Photo: Screenshot from CCTV News

The victim's injuries. (Photo: Screenshot from CCTV News)

Four Thai men have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a Chinese woman from a Bangkok hotel and attempting to take her to the Thai-Myanmar border area, Thai authorities said. The Chinese Embassy in Thailand confirmed on Tuesday that the woman is a Chinese national and has been properly accommodated, while the embassy is assisting police with the investigation, CCTV News reported Tuesday.

Earlier, the Bangkok Post reported that police arrested four Thai men for allegedly kidnapping the Chinese woman from a hotel in Bangkok and taking her to Mae Sot district. According to Kamphaeng Phet police, the woman was taken from Bangkok in a black Nissan Teana. As the vehicle was passing through Kamphaeng Phet, adjacent to Tak, the victim jumped from the car in tambon Nai Muang of Muang district while her hands were fastened with cable ties.

Kamphaeng Phet police followed the suspects' black Nissan Teana and caught up with the vehicle in tambon Lan Dokmai of Muang district, arresting two men who are natives of Mae Sot district. They were identified as Somkiat, 41, and Kittiporn, 24.