BOMB BLAST LEAVES FOUR PEOPLES DEAD IN THAILAND'S SOUTH

Bmb blast at a village chekpoint in Pattani

Bangkok, 2 Shafar 1437/14 November 2015 (MINA) – A bomb blast at a village checkpoint in Thailand’s deep south killed four peoples and wounded four others, police said on Friday.

The bomb exploded late Thursday evening in Khok Pho district of Pattani, one of three Muslim dominated provinces where insurgents are fighting for greater autonomy, Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) quoting Kuna News reported.

Police Colonel Tanongsak Wansupha, commander of Pattani police, said the bomb was planted by insurgents, though, as with most attacks in the region, there was no claim of responsibility.

“The culprits placed a bomb under a chair at the checkpoint killing four people,” said Tanongsak.

Since 2004, more than 6,500 people have been killed in the sporadic violence in Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat, all provinces bordering Malaysia. (T/R07/R01)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)