Australian shot in Thailand
{{date|June 30, 2006}}

[[image:Thailand_Chanthaburi.png|right|thumb|100px|Chanthaburi province, Thailand]] 
An Australian has been shot in the abdomen in Thailand. The 22-year-old man from Wagga Wagga, Lee Burkinshaw, was shot in the Chantaburi province during a drive by shooting. He was evacuated to Bangkok hospital after receiving some treatment at a local hospital. An operation is needed to remove the bullet from his abdomen. He is expected to make a full recovery.

His spleen was removed but no vital organs have been damaged.

His father received a call at 2 a.m. [[w:Time_in_Australia|AEST]].

Lee went to Thailand to study the gem cutting.

“It is the gem capital of the world, and a lot of the rough cut gemstones come into there to be cut and styled,” Mr. Burkingsaw said.

He is undeterred from revisiting Thailand.

“This is purely a one-off incident ... Thailand is a wonderful country, it's just an unfortunate incident,”  said Lee.

This is the second incident in recent weeks in which an Australian had been shot in Thailand. Last week a nurse was killed when she was shot in the neck near a bar.

== Sources==

*{{source|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,19628824-1702,00.html|title=Australian shot in Thailand
|author=|pub=The Australian|date=June 29, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/australian-shot-in-thailand/2006/06/29/1151174323208.html|title=Australian shot in Thailand
|author=Dylan Welch|pub=The Sydney Morning Hearld|date=June 30, 2006 }}
*{{source|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=106176|title=Australian shot, 'still loves Thailand'|author=|pub=Bangkok Post|date=}}
*{{source|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200606/s1675002.htm|title=Aust man shot during Thai study tour|author=|pub=ABC|date=June 29, 2006}}
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Chanthaburi province, Thailand 
An Australian has been shot in the abdomen in Thailand. The 22-year-old man from Wagga Wagga, Lee Burkinshaw, was shot in the Chantaburi province during a drive by shooting. He was evacuated to Bangkok hospital after receiving some treatment at a local hospital. An operation is needed to remove the bullet from his abdomen. He is expected to make a full recovery.

His spleen was removed but no vital organs have been damaged.

His father received a call at 2 a.m. AEST.

Lee went to Thailand to study the gem cutting.

“It is the gem capital of the world, and a lot of the rough cut gemstones come into there to be cut and styled,” Mr. Burkingsaw said.

He is undeterred from revisiting Thailand.

“This is purely a one-off incident ... Thailand is a wonderful country, it's just an unfortunate incident,”  said Lee.

This is the second incident in recent weeks in which an Australian had been shot in Thailand. Last week a nurse was killed when she was shot in the neck near a bar.

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