A bomb exploded on Tuesday near a hall where Thailandâs interior and defence ministers were meeting in the Muslim south, critically injuring a woman, while a second device was defused. The four-kilogram, remote-controlled bomb was detonated in a restroom at a state-owned telephone company office in restive Narathiwat province, police said, adding that the victim was an employee. Defence Minister Chetta Thanajaro and Interior Minister Bhokin Bhalakula were meeting top local officials in a hall across the road from the telephone company office to discuss a wave of violence in the south.
| Guess that gave 'em something to talk about, huh? |
âThe second bomb was planted not far from the first bomb at a Government Savings Bank by a woman carrying a black bag, but it was defused,â government spokesman Jakrapob Penkair said. |