Six people are found dead in a hotel in downtown Bangkok and poisoning is suspected, police say

BANGKOK, Jul 16 : Police in Thailand say the bodies of six people were found on Tuesday in a luxury hotel in downtown Bangkok and poisoning is suspected.

  Thailand’s Foreign Ministry said in a short statement that the dead were reported to be two Vietnamese Americans and four Vietnamese nationals. They were not identified further.

The Thai newspaper Matichon showed photos of police at the Grand Hyatt Erwan Hotel investigating the deaths after being summoned by hotel staff. It said five bodies were found inside a room and one outside. (AP)