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Southeast Asia
Thai terrorists target officials in the south
2011-07-02
Terrorists Insurgents fired an M79 grenade at Narathiwat Provincial Hall on Friday in an escalation of attacks before Thailand's election day.

Police said an unknown number of terrorists insurgents fired the grenade with a M79 launcher at about 11:20 a.m. The grenade missed the hall and landed on the ground in front of a flagpole. The explosion did not cause any damage to the building and there were no injuries.

Provincial governor Thanon Wetchakornkanont dismissed the attack as a bang from a firecracker meant to cause a disturbance prior to election day.

In another incident captured on camera, a car bomb exploded in the same province in front of a Thai bomb squad member who was inspecting the car. The officer was injured in the attack but the extent of his wounds are not known.

Two terrorists insurgents were also responsible for attacking the Bacho district office compound with a homemade bomb. The explosion created a crater outside the fence of the district office and damaged two cars and two motorcycles parked at the scene. The attack was 15 meters away from the district chief's house.

Police checked footage from the security camera and saw two men in traditional sarongs arriving on a motorcycle. The pillion rider sparked the device, made from a PVC pipe, and threw it at the district chief's house. The bomb hit the leaves of a palm tree and fell outside the fence.
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