Staff at a convenience store in the southern border province of Narathiwat narrowly escaped injury from an improvised incendiary device, left inside the store by a suspected insurgent who possibly forget to activate the timer.

 

During a routine check of goods at a 7-Eleven store in Yee Ngor district last night (Friday), a staff member found a bag with a protruding wire in a shelf of sanitary napkins and immediately alerted the police.

 

A team of explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) officers soon arrived at the store. One of them activated a signal jamming system, to interrupt communication signals in the area, before the rest of them went inside to dispose of the suspicious object.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/incendiary-device-found-in-7-11-in-narathiwat-province-neutralised/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-08-27

 

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One day after the incident, things were almost back to normal. Except for the shop closing between 22:30 to 5:30 (small notice on the front door), and a much more visible military presence in the village.

This is a pic I took the night after the incident.

 

I pray every day for the conflict to end and the hearts of the people to open to accept peace and fulfillment.