By Reuters and published by CNA Istanbul/Washington/Jerusalem – The world braced on Sunday (June 22) for Iran’s response after the US attacked key Iranian nuclear sites, joining Israel in the biggest Western military action against the Islamic Republic since its 1979 revolution. A day after the US sent 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs crashing into the
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8 injured in four bombings in far South
THREE policemen and five rangers were injured as insurgents set off four bombs in far South Narathiwat province this morning (Oct. 18), Amarin TV said. The first blast at 6.09 a.m. knocked down two power poles at Road 4056 in Su-ngai Padi district but there were no casualties. Pol. Col. Asri Tuanpeng, superintendent of
Read moreTight security after insurgents set off bombs in Songkhla and Pattani
SECURITY was stepped up in Yala to intercept insurgents after two explosions in Pattani last night injured six policemen, but none seriously, and another blast this morning in Songkhla injured two more policemen, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (July 23). As four policemen from Songkhla’s Thepha police station were patrolling this district in a
Read moreRanger killed in Yala bombing after over 30 arson attacks
AFTER OVER 30 arson attacks in the three southernmost provinces all night till dawn today (May 12), insurgents killed a ranger and injured three others in a bombing at 10 a.m., Naewna newspaper said. The explosion took place at the roadside of Route 410 Yala-Betong, Bannang Sata subdistrict, Bannang Sata district, Yala province. The
Read moreJapan warns citizens of possible suicide bombings in Thailand, other SE Asian countries
THE Japanese embassy in Thailand sent an email on Sunday September 12 alerting its citizens in here to beware of suicide bombings in crowded places such as restaurants, hotels, markets, tourist attractions and religious places, Siam Rath newspaper said this afternoon (Sept. 14). Japanese people in Thailand were told if such visits were unavoidable
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