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| Two bombings kill one, wound 12 in southern Thailand |
| 2008-12-21 |
| Two separate bombings in the southernmost provinces of Pattani and Yala on Saturday night caused one death and left at least 12 persons wounded. In Pattani's Anohru subdistrict, a bomb squad and police responded to the Super SP department store on Klapor Road after a homemade bomb weighing an estimated five kilogrammes exploded. Detonated by mobile phone, the explosion claimed one victim, identified as Suenee Wansulong, according to police. Eight others, including two sons of Mrs. Suenee, were wounded and were rushed to Pattani hospital. Police found the remains of a motorcycle, bomb fragments and parts of a mobile phone including its SIM card. The initial investigation showed that the bomb was hidden in a motorcycle which had been parked in front of the department store, and it was triggered using a mobile phone. Police were checking footage of the closed circuit television monitors to identify the persons who left the bomb-laden motorcycle at the site. Police believed that the attackers had targeted police who had set up a check-point nearby. Meanwhile, in nearby Yala province, unknown persons left a bomb in front of Park View Hotel in the provincial seat, which exploded, wounding four victims. After inspecting the scene police said that they estimated a 30 kilogramme bomb was built into a gas cylinder hidden in a car which was parked at the hotel, but it failed to explode with full force, causing less damage than otherwise would have been the case. After the incident, police and military personnel joined forces to inspect the scene and check footage from the closed circuit television to try to identify the assailants. |
| Posted by:ryuge |