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Multiple attacks hit Thailand’s southern border provinces
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A series of attacks, including arson, explosions, tire-burning and an armed robbery, were reported at multiple locations across Thailand’s three southern border provinces on Saturday night, causing damage and prompting security authorities to deploy teams to inspect the affected areas.
Key facts
- The incidents began at around 20:00 in Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat provinces, according to local reports.
- A series of attacks, including arson, explosions, tire-burning and an armed robbery, were reported at multiple locations across Thailand’s three southern border provinces on Saturday night, causing damage and prompting security authorities
- Tires were also burned in several locations, while an advertising sign along Route 418 was set on fire.
- An armed group also robbed a 7-Eleven convenience store in Bang Pu before burning tires along Highway 42 near the Yaring Hospital U-turn.
Summary
The incidents began at around 20:00 in Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat provinces, according to local reports.
In Yala, attackers reportedly set fire to government vehicles inside the Ban Rae Subdistrict Administrative Organization office in Than To district and a telecommunications tower in Si Tha Nam village. Tires were also burned in several locations, while an advertising sign along Route 418 was set on fire.