- Title: THAILAND: Bombs kill two and wounds twenty eight in the Muslim south
- Date: 27th May 2010
- Summary: YALA, THAILAND (MAY 26, 2010) (REUTERS) WIDE OF AMBULANCE AND POLICE PICK-UP TRUCK AT BOMB SITE DESTROYED MOTORCYCLE INJURED WOMAN LYING ON GROUND WAITING FOR HELP ANOTHER INJURED MAN BEING CARRIED AWAY INJURED MAN BEING PUT INSIDE AMBULANCE AMBULANCE DRIVING TO HOSPITAL SOLDIER DIRECTING PEOPLE TO LEAVE BOMB SITE
- Embargoed: 11th June 2010 13:00
- Keywords:
- Location: Thailand
- Country: Thailand
- Topics: Crime / Law Enforcement
- Reuters ID: LVA2MTKRNV1C4QHA979HBP9KULJW
- Story Text: Two bombs exploded in quick succession in Thailand's restive Muslim south on Wednesday (May 26), killing two people and wounding at least 28, police said.
The first bomb, hidden in a motorcycle, exploded near a car showroom in Yala province, 1,100 km (680 miles) south of Bangkok, police said.
As rescue workers and bomb squads arrived at the scene, the second bomb exploded in a street 30 metres away.
More than 3,900 people, both Buddhists and Muslims, have been killed in six years of unrest in the largely Muslim, rubber-rich region bordering Malaysia.
Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat provinces were part of an independent sultanate known as Pattani until annexed in 1909 by predominantly Buddhist Thailand.
The attackers, believed to be separatists, often target Buddhists and Muslims associated with the Thai state such as police officers, soldiers, government officials and teachers.
No credible group has claimed responsibility for attacks in the region, where a majority of the people speak a Malay dialect as their first language and have long complained of discrimination, especially in education and job opportunities. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
- Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2011. Open For Restrictions - http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp
- Usage Terms/Restrictions: None