Assault was in a police compound in Narathiwat, a border province witnessing a decades-long rebellion.
A minimum of one particular person has been killed and 30 wounded when a automobile bomb exploded in a police compound in southern Thailand, police stated.
Tuesday’s blast in Narathiwat province got here shortly after a suspect drove a automobile into the police lodging and deserted it, in line with Narathiwat Governor Sanan Pongaksorn.
Police had been checking safety digicam footage to determine the suspect, the governor added.
“We're nonetheless clearing the realm and the variety of injured may enhance,” stated Lieutenant Colonel Niti Suksan, Narathiwat deputy police commissioner.
The fatality was a police officer, whereas the injured included each civilians and officers, in line with Pornprasit Jantra, director of the Narathiwat Rajanagarindra hospital.
There was no declare of duty for the assault.
Southern Thailand has witnessed a simmering revolt since 2004, as fighters within the Muslim-majority provinces of Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat, and elements of Songkhla, battle for higher autonomy from the state.
Greater than 7,300 folks have been killed within the battle within the provinces alongside the border with Malaysia, in line with the Deep South Watch group, which displays the violence.
In August, explosions and fires ripped by way of no less than 17 places in southern Thailand, in what gave the impression to be a number of coordinated assaults that injured seven folks.
Peace talks that started in 2013 have confronted repeated disruptions.
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