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PHUKET: Dramatic security camera footage shows a confrontation between an Australian man and a group of taxi drivers in Patong this week.

The Australian, expat resident Gary Ponting, pulls up almost directly outside the taxi stand at the Phuket Graceland Resort and Spa.

He gets out and takes some photos. The drivers react to this intrusion. A group of drivers gather. A punch is thrown.

Mr Ponting retreats to his pickup, pulls out a handgun and waves it to avoid a second attack and a beating.

He flees, but doesn't get very far.

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