Simultaneous bombs hit power, phone utilities in deep South

[rooster59]

Simultaneous bombs hit power, phone utilities in deep South

By The Nation

 

 

SIMULTANEOUS sabotage attacks hit Thailand’s deep South yesterday, but without any casualties.

 

Unrest has prevailed in the southernmost region for more than a decade and yesterday’s attacks underlined the fact that violence continues.

 

Unknown saboteurs bombed power poles and burned tyres on the roads in five districts of Narathiwat, one of the southern border provinces, early yesterday.

 

They also flew banners criticising the government.

 

Police said two power poles were felled by two homemade bombs on the Tak Bai-Narathiwat road in Moo 5 village in Tambon Praiwan of Tak Bai district.

 

Police found a third homemade bomb, which had not yet exploded, attached to another pole and disposed of it with a water cannon.

 

Police said the explosions occurred at about 4am, which was at almost the same time as similar incidents in Bacho, Rusoh, Sugnai Kolok and Sungai Padi districts.

 

In Rusoh, saboteurs also burned tyres and communication cables in Moo 2 village in Tambo Rusoh.

 

In Sugnai Padi, they set a roofed bus stop on fire in Moo 3 and Moo 4 villages in Tambon Tohdeng and hung banners attacking the government. In Sungai Kolok, tyres were burned on the Monoh-Sugnai Kolok road in Moo 3 village in Tambon Pasemus.

 

Two cellular towers were torched by suspected ethnic Malay insurgents in the southern border province of Yala, and tyres were set alaight simultaneous in eight different locations. Banners were also hung in several locations in the province

 

Tyres burned

 

Police said the incidents occurred at nearly the same pre-dawn time in Muang, Bannang Sata, Krong Pinang and Than To districts No one was injured.

 

TrueMove H towers in the Tambon Prom villages of Moo 2 and Moo 5 in Muang district were set on fire, damaging equipment.

 

The same two towers had been damaged in arson attacks in 2016.

 

The insurgents also set fire to tyres on a road in Ban Lam Mai village in Tambon Lam Mai in Muang district.

 

In Bannang Sata, tyres were burned in three locations in Tambon Tanoh Puteh |and a banner was hung condemning the government of “Siam” for stealing the resources of the “State of Patani” and using development projects as a form of permanent occupation.

 

In Krong Pinang, tyres were piled across roads and set afire in two villages in Tambon Sa-ae.

 

A message painted on one road said, “The people do not want troops. Soldiers must leave the independent State of Patani. ” Tyres were also torched in Thanto’s Tambon Than To in locales about one kilometre apart and a banner was erected similar to that in Bannang Sata.

 

In the southern border province of Pattani, similar attacks were reported with phone poles being set alight.

 

Authorities have not provided information on whether telecom services are affected by the attacks.

 

Neither have they released the estimated cost of damages.

 

In the southern border province of Songkhla insurgents flew three banners attacking the government at three spots

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30344629

 

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-05-05

[Thailand]

Is it possible the governments popularity is waning?

[Get Real]

Can somebody please explain this: People that are believers in the muslim religion, goes out with that they are not a voilent part of society. However, in most places where too many of them come together proven facts shows, there is shootings, killings, bombing and wars. How is that possible? Are they lying to the rest of the world?

Edited May 4, 2018 by Get Real

[Nip]

2 hours ago, Get Real said:

Can somebody please explain this: People that are believers in the muslim religion, goes out with that they are not a voilent part of society. However, in most places where too many of them come together proven facts shows, there is shootings, killings, bombing and wars. How is that possible? Are they lying to the rest of the world?

You need to educate yourself and not make stupid comments.

[lordblackader]

2 hours ago, Get Real said:

Can somebody please explain this: People that are believers in the muslim religion, goes out with that they are not a voilent part of society. However, in most places where too many of them come together proven facts shows, there is shootings, killings, bombing and wars. How is that possible? Are they lying to the rest of the world?

Pffft - you clearly haven't gotten the message the western media insists that you believe - Islam is the "religion of peace" :)

[tifino]

1 minute ago, lordblackader said:

Pffft - you clearly haven't gotten the message the western media insists that you believe - Islam is the "religion of peace" :)

 

didn't get the message, as the lines were down

[hansnl]

2 hours ago, Thailand said:

Is it possible the governments popularity is waning?

Is it possible the Islam is tearing its head again, maybe?

[Get Real]

3 hours ago, Nip said:

You need to educate yourself and not make stupid comments.

Just tried to do that. Couldn´t you read my question instead, and give me the education I need. I find this forum to be a fountain of knowledge. What better place can I possibly have to learn? 

[sirocco]

get real post 3, hello

Exactly, they do not want to be part of the Society,
but they expect everything from the Society. That is, we, the impure, the miscreants, the Christians, the whites.
And, in the meantime, they follow the regulation of Muslim laws.
Shootings, massacres, bombings ...
than funny actions.

When they have eliminated us all, in the manner of the King of the Huns,
Well, they will have to manage.

[Srikcir]

31 minutes ago, sirocco said:

they do not want to be part of the Society

Exactly.

The Muslims in southern Thailand do not want to give up their former sovereignty, culture, traditions and language to be part of a Buddhist Thai speaking society. But since their forced annexation by the Kingdom of Thailand, successive Thai governments have engaged in a program of forced integration with Thai society. What could possibly make a foreign people unhappy to the extent that an insurgency arises?

[diddygq]

Next news:

Elections postponed 2 more years due to civil unrest. 

[Rhys]

54 minutes ago, diddygq said:

Next news:

Elections postponed 2 more years due to civil unrest. 

 

More hearts and minds appeal cranes on the way...