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| Southeast Asia |
| Bombings injure officer, blackout parts of southern Thailand |
| 2007-04-19 |
| A series of bombings Wednesday morning in at least five spots in two districts of this troubled southern border province, putting much electrical distribution capacity out of service in this southernmost province, and bringing a complete blackout to the provincial seat for several hours. Police Colonel Napadol Phueksomol, Deputy Commissioner of Narathiwat Provincial Police, lost his left leg while leading a bomb disposal unit to defuse an explosive device on the Narathiwat-Tak Bai Road. The wounded officer was rushed to Songkhlanagarin Hospital in nearby Hat Yai district of Songkhla. Two 5-kg bombs on the Sungai Kolok-Tak Bai Road in Narathiwat's Tak Bai district brought down a high-voltage electrical transmission tower at the roadside at 6 am. The explosion caused extensive interruption to electricity distribution, as well as telephone and internet services. Another bomb exploded at a power pole behind government civil servant apartments in Tak Bai district. Two more bombs went off at an electrical power relay tower in Kaluwo Nuea district and the other behind Bang Nara Buddhist Temple. The explosions damaged electricity generators and transformers, and caused a total blackout in Narathiwat's Muang district for some hours. More suspicious objects were found in multiple locations in the municipality district. Authorities closed many roads so that bomb disposal units could inspect suspicious objects and defuse any remaining explosive devices. |
| Posted by:ryuge |