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Crime
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2006-12-26 22:26:24-05
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Calgarian killed in Thailand
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Bangkok, Dec 27: An armed thief opened fire at a Christmas party in Thailand, killing a Canadian businessman and wounding three others, police said Tuesday. Mark Jay Keffer, 42, was celebrating Christmas with his wife and six others Monday night at a relatives' condominium in the capital Bangkok when a man entered from a balcony, Police Lt. Col. Sarawuth Dejsri said. Keffer's wife hit the robber over the head with her handbag as he was collecting 15,000 baht (US$400; euro300) and a digital camera from the party guests. The thief became angry and started firing his pistol, killing Keffer and wounding his wife and a couple from Brunei, Sarawuth said. The wife's injuries were not life threatening. Authorities said Keffer worked in Brunei. Police were searching for the gunman, reports AP. Friends say the couple's young children may have witnessed the crime.
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