December 31, 1969
Source: The Australian
Original Article: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,12819948%255E1702,00.html TWO people have been arrested in connection with the triple bomb attacks last week in southern Thailand that killed two and injured more than
70 people, senior government officials said today.
The two were arrested in Hat Yai, the city where bombs struck an airport, a hotel and a
supermarket on April 3, Deputy Prime Minister Chidchai Vanasathidya said. He did not say when the two were arrested or how they were linked to the
bombings. "We are questioning them and investigating them," he told reporters. The attacks, which injured four foreigners, came as
the government launched a series of efforts to reduce tension in the mainly Muslim, southernmost provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala. Almost
daily violence blamed on Islamic insurgents has claimed more than 640 lives since January last year. Two people were killed in the airport attack
while two other bombs exploded at a Carrefour supermarket and a hotel in the city in Songkhla province. The attack raised fears that the insurgency
could be spreading outside the provinces near the Malaysian border, and sparked heightened security around the country ahead of Buddhist new year
celebrations that start Wednesday. |
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