Maximum security in Hat Yai
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Hat Yai district in Songkhla province is under maximum security in the wake of last week's car bombing, with checkpoints being set up in several places in order to maintain safety during the threeday Songkran festival, which kicks off on Friday.
Praphas Inthanaprasart, a senior tourism official, said the number of tourists from Singapore and Malaysia is not expected to drop due to the bomb attack. Additional police officers have also been mobilised to man the checkpoints as well as set up separate outposts to check on cars, especially those from other provinces.
Meanwhile, an arrest warrant should be issued for Seri Waemamu, a fourth suspect identified in relation to the bombing.
In Yala, insurgents or their sympathisers have allegedly destroyed 42 security cameras in 25 locations, a local security official said.
