Post-mortem examinations have revealed the guests had traces of cyanide in their blood as well as here were traces of cyanide in cups and containers that police found in the room.
Traces of cyanide have been found in the blood of six people found dead in a central Bangkok luxury hotel, forensic experts have said.Officers said that upon checking hotel records and security footage, there were no other visitors to the room apart from the six people who were found dead.
Earlier, Lt Gen Trairong Piwpan, chief of the Thai police force's forensic division, said there were traces of cyanide in cups and containers that police found in the room. The Vietnamese and US embassies have been contacted over the deaths, and the American FBI is en route, said Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.
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Mr Trairong said a mass suicide was also unlikely because some of the victims had arranged future things for their trip, such as guides and drivers.
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