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A Thai footballer was killed and 12 others, including a Malaysian player, were injured after lightning struck a football pitch following a Golok FA Cup semi-final in Sungai Golok, Narathiwat, Thailand on Tuesday afternoon (Aug 4).

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00:01A Thai footballer was killed, and 12 others, including a Malaysian player, were injured
00:07after lightning struck a football pitch following a tournament match in Sungai Golok on Tuesday
00:13evening.
00:14Sungai Golok Police Chief Colonel Thun Sirikant said the incident occurred at about 5.30pm
00:20local time during heavy rain after the semi-final of the Golok FA Cup at Santifab Stadium.
00:26He said the match between Samkoltz and Abuex Nongsirin had already concluded when lightning
00:32struck the centre of the pitch.
00:34The strike killed Safuan Awi, a winger for Thailand's Yala FC, and injured 12 others.
00:42Among the injured was Malaysian player Mohamed Alif Ezahan Zulkifli, who was representing
00:47Samkoltz, a mixed team of players from Thailand and Malaysia.
00:51Thun said Kelantan FC was the Malaysian club participating in the tournament, while several
00:58members of the local football community were also among those affected.
01:03All the injured were taken to Sungai Golok Hospital for treatment.
01:07Police have launched an investigation into the incident.
01:21police have called Ça Koolha tactics.
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