Sixteen insurgents were killed in the raid, including Maroso Chantrawadee, the local leader of the Runda Kumpulan Kecil militant group.
Bacho superintendent Pol Colonel Patta Madawa led police, Army, and forensic officers to inspect the scenes yesterday morning. They avoided immediate inspection as a precaution against possible ambush by insurgents.
The first location was a bridge neck on Phetkasem Road in tambon Bacho where two home-made bombs were planted between two power poles. The second scene was near the entrance to Wat Urai Ratanaram in tambon Bacho municipality area and the third spot was in Ban Bata Beu-rae in tambon Ba-rae Nua. Patta said police suspected the bombings were aimed at creating disturbance in the district and to also mark the third anniversary of the attack on the base.