A total of six people were killed and 11
others injured in explosions and an arson attack from Friday night to Saturday
morning in three provinces of southern Thailand.
Although details are unclear,
authorities said the incidents could be terror attacks by Muslim militants
fighting for independence.
A motorcycle bomb exploded outside a
karaoke bar in Songkhla Province, killing three people, according to the
reports. In addition, three people died in a fire at an automotive parts store
near a market in Narathiwat Province.
Besides explosions at a total of
eight locations in three provinces also including Yala Province, there was also
an incident in which firecrackers were thrown into a restaurant, according to
the reports.
Since the insurgency broke out in
2004, nearly 6,000 people have been killed in the southernmost provinces of
Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat, and four districts of Songkhla Province. Kyodo.
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