Child’s Warning Helps Police Avoid Narathiwat Bomb Attack

A timed explosive planted beneath a police vehicle detonated near a mosque in Narathiwat’s Waeng district. A child reportedly noticed a man crouching beside the vehicle and alerted nearby villagers, allowing officers to secure the area before the blast. The device exploded while a bomb disposal unit was travelling to the scene, severely damaging the police truck and a nearby car. Investigators recovered pieces of a steel container weighing an estimated one to two kilogrammes that had been attached to the vehicle’s chassis. No one was injured, although worshippers fled in panic when the explosion occurred.