Thai Prime Minister Meets Security Chiefs After Coordinated Attacks in 3 Southern Provinces
Three civilians were wounded as small bombs, arson and rail damage disrupted services in the south, officials said.
- Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul held an urgent meeting with security chiefs after coordinated attacks in three southern provinces amid a flood crisis in the north.
- The meeting followed 51 violent incidents on a single night in Narathiwat, Pattani, and Yala provinces.
- The attacks involved small bombs, arson, and property damage, with no direct confrontation with security forces.
- Only minor civilian injuries were reported, with those affected recovering, and no group has claimed responsibility.
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Thai prime minister meets security chiefs after coordinated attacks in 3 southern provinces
Thailand ’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, already facing a flood crisis in the country’s north, held an urgent meeting on Sunday with high-level security officials in response to coordinated violence overnight in three southern provinces where a small-scale Muslim insurgency is active.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul reiterated that he has already instructed officials to respond to the situation in the southern border provinces, but has not yet confirmed whether they will be deployed to the area. He ordered the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Center (SBPC) to establish an operations center and send teams to oversee the situation in the southern border region, and to open a hotline (1880) to follow up on every case …
At 12:35 PM on August 23rd, at the Nan Provincial Hall, Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior,
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