THAILAND: At least three soldiers are killed and four people wounded in a bomb attack in southern Yala province

Record ID: 354030

  • Title: THAILAND: At least three soldiers are killed and four people wounded in a bomb attack in southern Yala province
  • Date: 2nd October 2013
  • Summary: YALA, THAILAND (OCTOBER 2, 2013) (REUTERS) PICKUP TRUCK PARKING ON A ROAD SOLDIERS STANDING SOLDIERS STANDING INFRONT OF POLICE LINE SOLDIERS STANDING NEXT TO CAR SOLDIERS ON ROAD SOLDIER STANDING NEXT TO A CAR OFFICIAL STANDING/ DAMAGED MILITARY TRUCK VARIOUS OF SOLDIERS STANDING ON ROAD/ DAMAGED MILITARY TRUCK RESCUE OFFICERS PUSHING BODY ON A STRETCHER INTO HOSPITAL
  • Embargoed: 17th October 2013 13:00
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  • Location: Thailand
  • Country: Thailand
  • Topics: Crime,Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA2YOK4L0XB6L2KB2SCB5SFWTZH
  • Story Text: At least three soldiers were killed and four people injured, three civilians, in a bomb attack in Thailand's deep south in Yala province on Wednesday (October 2).
    A fifty kilogram home-made bomb exploded during a regular patrol which was being conducted by a senior security team in Krong Pinang district in Yala province, Thai police said.
    No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
    Resistance to Buddhist rule from Bangkok has existed for decades in the predominantly Muslim provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat, which were part of a Malay sultanate before being annexed by Thailand in 1909.
    The conflict waned in the 1990s before resurfacing violently in 2004. Since then, 5,300 people have been killed according to Deep South Watch, which monitors the violence.
    The government entered a peace process with the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) rebel group this year, however bloodshed during a ceasefire for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan did little to bolster confidence in the talks which have stalled in recent weeks.
    The government said it was reviewing demands submitted in writing by the BRN and the talks would resume in the third week of October.
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