Two men, suspected of involvement in the car bombing of a police apartment building in Thailand’s restive southern province of Narathiwat in November, have been arrested, national police chief Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittipraphat announced today (Monday).

 

He said that nine men, including the two in custody, are suspected of involvement in the attack on November 22nd last year. One police officer was killed, 25 other officers and 18 police family members were injured. About 70 apartments were damaged.

 

The two suspects arrested have been identified as Abdul Mubin Lateh and Uzman Sanee. Both allegedly admitted that nine people were involved in the attack. Five of the six cars believed to be used in the bombing plot have been seized.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/two-suspects-in-car-bomb-attack-at-narathiwat-police-apartment-arrested/

 

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54 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

The two suspects arrested have been identified

it seems to me to be some kind of sectarian violence. let's hope that they will receive heavy sentences if they are found guilty.

8 hours ago, Pique Dard said:

it seems to me to be some kind of sectarian violence. let's hope that they will receive heavy sentences if they are found guilty.

Just an insurgency, not necessarily sectarian.

16 hours ago, MarcelV said:

Just an insurgency, not necessarily sectarian.

insurgency caused based on "belief" and if that(insurgency)  causes violence, that violence  is called sectarian

4 hours ago, Pique Dard said:

insurgency caused based on "belief" and if that(insurgency)  causes violence, that violence  is called sectarian

The insurgency ethno-nationalist in nature and is based on grievances the local population has with Thai rule and being discriminated against with regards to employment, language, and being treated as second-rate citizens. Religion plays only a small part in it.