Eight suspects have been arrested in connection with Saturday's bomb attack at a football match in Pattani province which killed four policemen and injured 13 others.A combined security force yesterday raided four locations in Narathiwat province and detained the eight suspects and seized five motorcycles which had been modified, apparantly for use in the bomb attack.
Three of the suspects were identified as aides of Marozo Chantharawadi, a key figure of the Runda Kumpulan Kecil insurgent group.
The arrested suspects were Zulkifli Jide, 25, Marozo's driver, and Mahamad-amin Sadara, 53, an informant to Marozo. The other person was Azae Piya, 39, who worked as a food delivery man for Mr Marozo.
On Saturday, an bomb exploded during a football match between local police officers as the players walked on to the field. Four officers were killed instantly and 13 others injured.
In Yala province, two policemen and two civilians were wounded in a double bomb attack at a roadside stand.
The second explosion went off at 11:05 a.m. yesterday while a police team inspected an area near an earlier explosion reported at about 10 a.m. The first explosion occurred about 200 meters away from the pavilion where the second bomb was set off.