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31 attacks across Thai south target power grid
[The Nation] Muslim militants in Thailand's four southernmost provinces carried out 31 coordinated attacks beginning at midnight on Thursday. There were 12 attacks in Pattani, seven in Yala, nine in Narathiwat and three in Songkhla.Pattani was hardest hit, the actions causing power blackouts in several parts of the province. Officials said four rebels riding two motorcycles planted a bomb in front of a school in Mueang district and detonated it soon after, while a second, unexploded bomb was found later. Insurgents also detonated three bombs and set tires ablaze in front of a college in Nong Chik district, and burned tires and set off explosives to damage utility poles in various locations in Yaran and Yarang districts. In Yala, three power poles were damaged with homemade bombs, in the village of Joh Bantang and in Bannang Sata district. A power transformer in front of the Bannang Sata tambon office was torched and tires and a power pole were set on fire in three villages in Thanto district. In Pattani, there were two bombings in Sungai Kolo district, three in Tak Bai, two in Ru Soh and one each in Waeng and Bacho districts. In Songkhla the assailants torched tires in front of a rubber plant in Chana district and burned down utility poles in two Saba Yoi district villages. Posted by: ryuge 2017-04-08 |
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