Two explosions kill 4, injure 44 in Thailand
BANGKOK -- Two railway station explosions Saturday in
Thailand killed a five-year-old boy and three others, and injured
44 other people.
No one claimed responsibility for the
bombings, but police suspect southern
separatists who are believed ready to
start a terrorist campaign.
Nattapong Chuangpechinda was killed after
a bomb hidden in a bag at the Hat Yai station
information counter exploded at 2:24pm.
The incident followed an attempted bombing
Thursday at the Waeng district police station
in Narathiwat.
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra
said police were lax in failing to prevent
the attacks after considerable warning
of intended sabotage.
Thaksin ordered an investigation of security
procedures and the military increased
their presence in the South.
There have been three attacks on the Hat Yai
railway station since 1992.
In a separate incident Saturday night
a bomb injured five people at the Sri
Betong Hotel in Yal. Hotel staff said they
had received an extortion letter from separatists
earlier.
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