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Southeast Asia |
Bombings, arson across southern Thailand |
2013-08-03 |
![]() Last week, in two separate incidents, nine people -- including teachers and state employees -- were killed in bombings and drive-by shootings. During the past two days alone, there were 13 attacks that killed 3 soldiers and wounded 20 other people. In Friday's incidents, 13 attacks, including arson and bombings, occured in the provinces of Yala, Pattani and Songkla. In addition to the security officer killed, four people were wounded. The first attack was around 3 a.m. Friday in Yala province when In Pattani province, fires were set at a motorcycle distribution company, a convenience store next to a police station and a clothing store. Two people were wounded from the fires and about 60 motorcycles were damaged. The attacks also spilled over to nearby Songkla province, where a furniture warehouse and some village homes were burned. |
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