Bangkok Post
Gunmen storm Pattani department store, set off bombs
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PATTANI - Armed insurgents stormed into a big department store in Pattani on Saturday evening, forcing customers and employees to leave before detonating three bombs.
Key facts
- PATTANI - Armed insurgents stormed into a big department store in Pattani on Saturday evening, forcing customers and employees to leave before detonating three bombs.
- Security officials believe the insurgents were attempting to fuel unrest in the southern border province ahead of floated, approaching talks in Malaysia.
- The attack on the Global House store in tambon Bana of Muang Pattani district began shortly before 7pm.
- An explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) unit led by Pol Lt Gen Piyawat Chalermsri, commissioner of Provincial Police Region 9, inspected the sidecar combination left in the loading bay
Summary
Security officials believe the insurgents were attempting to fuel unrest in the southern border province ahead of floated, approaching talks in Malaysia.
The attack on the Global House store in tambon Bana of Muang Pattani district began shortly before 7pm.