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US tourists arrested for baring buttocks at Thai temple
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Wat Arun Temple at sunset in Bangkok, Thailand. (Shutterstock/File)
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wo United States citizens have been arrested for reportedly showcasing their buttocks in front of a Thai Buddhist temple and posting a picture of it on their social media account.
According CBS, the two Americans maintained a social media account named “Travelling Butts.” A picture of the two American men consisted of them pulling their pants down at the Wat Arun Temple in Bangkok.
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Having been widely shared, the picture sparked criticism among Thai’s Buddhist-majority citizens.
Despite a following of 14,000 people, the mens’ “Travelling Butts” Instagram account has been deleted in the midst of the controversy. The two men were arrested in Bangkok’s airport on a Tuesday night.
The two men – Joseph Dasilva and Travis Dasilva – were fined 5,000 baht (U$153) by the police, as noted by Reuters. Awaiting any further charges, they were placed in the immigration detention center. (ezr/kes)
