Thailand Hit with Dozens of Coordinated Arsons, Bombs
Authorities said the attacks damaged a government office, vehicles and telecom towers and injured at least two people.
- Over the weekend, suspected insurgents set fire to government buildings, shops, and utility poles in more than 70 locations across four of Thailand's southernmost provinces, injuring at least three people in coordinated arson attacks.
- Lieutenant General Norathip Poinok, who commands the Thai army in the southern region, said authorities received intelligence nearly two months ago warning of attacks on government buildings and power infrastructure.
- Thai officials reported at least 78 incidents across four provinces: 40 in Narathiwat, 21 in Yala, 15 in Pattani, and two in Songkhla. More than 7,800 people have died in the region since 2004.
- Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul met with security forces on Sunday to ensure public safety ahead of his scheduled visit to the south next week, following an overnight curfew imposed and later lifted.
- The attacks complicate efforts to revive peace talks with the Barisan Revolusi Nasional ; Chief negotiator Thanut Suvarnananda stated this month that Bangkok aims to move beyond trading concessions for reduced violence.
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On the weekend there were numerous damage to property in the south of the country. The south of Thailand was again and again marked by unrest. The Muslim minority there strives for autonomy.
South Thailand has been targeted by more than 50 coordinated fire attacks, based on the conflict between the authorities of Thailand, the majority Buddhist country, and rebels in the predominantly Muslim region, which fights for greater autonomy. Article More than 50 fire attacks coordinated in southern Thailand. Two people have been injured VIDEO appears first on Romania TV.
Within a few hours 51 attacks shook the Muslim-influenced south of Thailand. Bombs exploded, shops burned and Islamist separatists attacked important traffic and supply routes. Since 2004 the religiously charged terror in the three southern border provinces has already cost more than 7,800 people their lives. While most Thailand holidaymakers hardly worry about the political situation in the Southeast Asian country, in its extreme south complete…
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