Muslim Insurgents Kill Eight and Wound Dozens More with Bomb Blast in Thailand
Nine people have been killed and at least 70 wounded in a series of bomb attacks at a shopping area in Thailand.
The devices, hidden inside motorbikes and cars, were detonated by mobile phones.
Suspected Muslim insurgents are believed to be behind the attacks, which occurred as people gathered for lunch in Yala city, a commercial hub in the insurgency-plagued southern region of Thailand.
The bomb blasts bear the hallmarks of Muslim insurgents
Governor Dethrat Simsiri said that 68 people were wounded by three blasts that occurred within a 100m radius and just minutes apart.
He reported that many of the injured were hit by the third bomb, hidden in a car, as they gathered at the scene. Out of the 68 wounded, 23 remained hospitalized.
“We are not sure which group of suspected Muslim insurgents were behind this, but we are looking,” he said.
The first bomb was hidden inside a motorcycle parked near a shopping area and was detonated by a mobile phone around noon, according to the governor. Within minutes, a second bomb hidden in another motorcycle exploded, followed by a third explosion from a device placed in a car that set fire to nearby buildings.
Eight people died and at least 70 were injured in a series of bomb explosions
Bombings like this are a common tactic of Islamist separatists who have been waging an insurgency in Thailand’s three southernmost provinces since early 2004
Bombings like this are a common tactic of Islamist separatists who have been waging an insurgency in Thailand’s three southernmost provinces since early 2004, resulting in more than 5,000 deaths.
Yala, Narathiwat, and Pattani are the only Muslim-dominated provinces in the predominantly Buddhist country.
In a separate incident, a blast occurred at a hotel in Hat Yai, a city in the nearby province of Songkhla. Officials attributed the blast to a gas leak and said it was unrelated to the attacks blamed on insurgents. Several tourists staying at the hotel suffered from smoke inhalation after the midday explosion in a Japanese restaurant on the ground floor.
Three blasts occurred within a 100m radius and just minutes apart
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