THURSDAY, March 28, 2024
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Police 'know who was behind' bombings

Police 'know who was behind' bombings

BANGKOK- Thai police said Sunday they "know who was behind" a recent wave of bombings that rattled tourist destinations across the south, shattering a surface calm imposed by the kingdom's military junta.

No one has claimed responsibility for at least 11 small explosives and series of suspected arson attacks that ripped across core tourist hubs Thursday night and Friday morning, killing four locals and wounding dozens, including European tourists.
The bombs, most of them detonated in twin blasts, struck holiday resorts during a long weekend, including the seaside town of Hua Hin and the island of Phuket.
"Our investigation is progressing. We know who was behind it," deputy police spokesman Piyapan Pingmuang told AFP Sunday.
He repeated the military government's stance that a domestic group was behind the coordinated attacks but refused to provide further details.
"I reaffirm that it was an act of local sabotage, not terrorism. We do not have terrorism in Thailand," he said.
Two people have been detained for questioning in Hua Hin -- rocked by four bombs -- and one arrest warrant has been issued over a suspected arson attack in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, the spokesman said.
Thai authorities have not provided a possible motive behind the assault, but officials have been quick to downplay speculation that it was the work of Muslim rebels fighting a long-running insurgency against state troops further south.
AFP
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