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Six arrested in Hat Yai bombings
 SONGKHLA (TNA) - Police have arrested a total of six persons suspected of staging the bombing attacks in the southern region's commercial centre of Hat Yai. Two suspects arrested Saturday are being held for questioning along with four others arrested earlier for possible involvement in six bomb attacks in major downtown commercial and tourist locations on September 16.The four suspects arrested earlier have refused to cooperate in the inquiry. They are being detained at Provincial Police Region 9 headquarters in Yala under the Emergency Decree. Pol. Maj. Gen. Thani Tawitsri, Deputy Commissioner of Provincial Police Region 9, said so far it has not yet been established that the six suspects were definitely involved in the September 16 bombings. Earlier Saturday, Songkhla Deputy Governor Jit Pasompong attended the cremation of Canadian teacher Jesse Lee Daniel, one of the four persons killed in the bomb attacks. The explosions on September 16 killed four people, and injured more than 70 others. Twenty persons are still hospitalised, receiving treatment at three hospitals in Hat Yai. Posted by: Fred 2006-09-25 |
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