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| Bomb attacks linked to Thai peace talks |
| 2015-10-31 |
| [The Nation] A series of explosions in Yala province over the past two days is an attempt by insurgents to increase their negotiating power before the resumption of peace talks early next month, an intelligence source has said. The source said, "They have been using violence to push forward their demands," adding that the ultimate goal of the militants was to found an Islamic state of Pattani. Police Lt-General Chalermphon Ajaraboon said the group Ubahira RKK may be behind the recent bombings. He said, "This group is usually active in Krong Pinang and Bannang Sata districts [in Yala] and Bacho district [in Narathiwat]." The bombings were designed to discredit the Thai government, according to Second Army Corps chief Lt-General Ruangsak Suwannaga., but he downplayed the severity of the attacks. He said, "We have also brought the situation back to normal fast." On Thursday night, at least seven bombs shook Yala. One brought down an electricity pole and blackouts were reported. Yesterday morning, two more bombs went off in Yala and wounded five policemen. In the first incident, seven police were heading to the scene of a bomb blast in Muang district when their vehicle was targeted by a bomb tied to a roadside tree that was detonated remotely. That explosion wounded three officers. Another bomb went off in Than To district, wounding a soldier and a ranger. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #1 Typical. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2015-10-31 10:31 |