[The Nation] Muslim insurgents carried out more than ten simultaneous bombings in Thailand's southern border provinces of Pattani and Yala Sunday evening, injuring three civilians. Two other attacks happened at the same time on ATMs in Songkhla province. Pattani police chief Piyawat Chalermsri said seven attacks were carried out in four districts in Pattani, all at about 7pm. Two women were slightly injured by a blast in front of an ATM in Muang district. A man was also hurt when shrapnel hit his left eye after a blast at another ATM in Muang district. Two other explosions in Muang district were also launched on ATMs.
In Nong Chik district, an ATM at a bank was damaged, the second took place near a police station in Yarang district and the third happened in front of a school in Sai Buri district.
Pattani's police chief said security cameras detected several militants riding motorcycles to plant improvised bombs.
Meanwhile in Yala, improvised bombs damaged ATMs in front of five banks in Bannang Sata district. Another blast damaged an ATM in Kabang district at nearly at the same time. Police said militants also fired an M79 grenade at a military post in Than To district.
Meanwhile, two ATMs in Songkhla province were damaged in explosions that happened at about the same time as those in Pattani and Yala.