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Motorcycle bomb explodes outside Narathiwat petrol station
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An improvised explosive device hidden inside a motorcycle sidecar exploded outside a PT petrol station in Tak Bai district, Narathiwat, last night, October 1. No injuries or deaths were initially reported.
Key facts
- An improvised explosive device hidden inside a motorcycle sidecar exploded outside a PT petrol station in Tak Bai district, Narathiwat, last night, October 1
- The blast occurred at about 9pm on Highway 4327 in front of the petrol station in Ban Pula Nibong, Moo 2, Che He subdistrict.
- The incident comes less than two weeks after Narathiwat Provincial Court sentenced a man to death over a 2016 motorcycle bombing, before reducing the punishment to 50 years in prison following his confession.
- The case also involved a bomb hidden inside a motorcycle and left at the entrance to Soi Lamai Uthit in Narathiwat municipality, Mueang Narathiwat district, on April 25, 2016.
Summary
The blast occurred at about 9pm on Highway 4327 in front of the petrol station in Ban Pula Nibong, Moo 2, Che He subdistrict.
The device had been concealed inside a motorcycle with a sidecar, commonly called a saleng in Thailand.