CCTV camera catches Yala bombing suspects

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CCTV camera catches Yala bombing suspects
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YALA, April 8 -- Police revealed CCTV footage holding images that could lead to the capture of the bombing suspects in four locations in Yala on April 6 that killed one victim and wounded 30 others.

According to police, it is believed that there were at least four suspects in a white Mazda pickup truck which carried an installed explosive device. The truck was parked in front of the Racha Furniture shop.

Moreover, the footage segments also show a suspect riding a motorcycle with a sidecar carrying an ice cream tank, following the pickup truck.

The CCTV camera could capture a clear face of one suspect and police were now searching the photo files to match the suspect.

A car bomb and three other explosions occurred in Yala on Sunday. One was placed in a pickup truck parked at Racha Furniture shop on Siroros Road. The explosion caused a fire that razed more than 10 homes nearby.

The second blast was went off in a motorcycle with sidecar parked at Fa Sai shop, damaging the shop. The third bomb was hidden in a bag and left on a road at the entrance of Mueang Mai market. The last explosion was at an ATM booth in front of the Provincial Electricity Authority of Thailand on Road Number 15. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2014-04-08

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Video footage of militants in Yala bombing revealed



YALA: -- As the Forward Command of the Fourth Region Internal Security Operations is stepping maximum security in the four southern provinces, particularly in tourist towns ahead of the upcoming Songkran water festival end of the week, security officials today released the video footage showing at least four suspect in motorcycles were in operation to plant bombs in Yala on April 6 that killed one passer-by and injuring 30 others.

The CCTV footage, security officials said capturing images that could lead to the capture of the bombing suspects in four locations in Yala.

Anyone who have information of persons in the footage is also asked to provide information to authorities.

According to police, it is believed that there were at least four suspects in a white Mazda pickup truck which carried a large explosive device. The truck was parked in front of the Racha furniture shop.

Moreover, the footage segments also show a suspect riding a motorcycle with a sidecar carrying an ice cream tank, following the pickup truck.

The CCTV camera could capture a clear face of one suspect and police were now searching the photo files to match the suspect.

Two car and motorcycle bombs exploded, at a furniture shop and a goods distribution warehouse and two others at 7-Eleven convenient store and at the Krung Thai bank in Yala on Sunday.

The powerful explosion at Racha Furniture shop on Siroros road caused a huge fire that razed more than 10 homes nearby.

The second sidecar motorcycle bomb went off at Fa Sai shop, damaging the shop. The third bomb was hidden in a bag and left on a road at the entrance of Muang Mai market.

The last explosion was at an ATM booth in front of the Provincial Electricity Authority of Thailand on Road Number 15.

Security in most southern tourist towns were boosted with civil defense volunteers helping the police to set up checkpoints to check all passing vehicles entering the towns particularly to Hat Yai where businesses and officials are to hold Songkran festival this week.

They expected Malaysian tourists to flock the town at the weekend to celebrate Songkran festival with locals.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/video-footage-militants-yala-bombing-revealed/


-- Thai PBS 2014-04-08

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SOUTH CRISIS
Police spot Yala attack suspects on CCTV
Nakarin Chinworakomon,
Anapat Deechuay,
Supitcha Rattana
The Nation



One person's face 'clearly visible in cctv image'; same group said to be behind all

BANGKOK: -- POLICE ARE on a hunt for a group suspected in bombing attacks that caused several casualties and massive damage in Yala last weekend. These suspects have been seen in images captured by closed-circuit TV cameras.

"We believe one group of attackers is responsible for the recent violence," Yala police chief Maj-General Songkiat Wathakul said yesterday, refusing to elaborate.

On Sunday, a pickup truck stuffed with about 100 kilograms of explosives created a big blast in front of a furniture shop on Siroros Road in Yala's Muang district, killing one person and injuring 28 others. A bomb inside a motorcycle with a sidecar also exploded on the same road that day.

Then on Monday, several other bombs went off in Yala causing damage estimated at well over Bt100 million.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, an official in the investigation team said at least four people had played a part in the recent bomb attacks.

"We could clearly see the face of one suspect," the official said, adding that the suspects were seen arriving at the scene in a pickup and two motorcycles, including the one with a sidecar.

National Security Council (NSC) chief Lt-General Paradorn Pattanatabut said April had usually been a violent month in past years as it marked the anniversary of the establishment of insurgent group Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) among other key incidents.

However, he believed that the change in top officials put in charge of suppressing unrest in the deep South was also a factor.

The region comes under the jurisdiction of the Fourth Army Area, which has just got a new chief.

Paradorn, who has attended several rounds of negotiations with the BRN, is also leaving the helm of the NSC. The insurgents want to know if the new NSC chief will adopt the same approach as he did, he said.

Deep South Watch director Assistant Professor Srisompob Jitpiromsri shared Paradorn's views, saying violent attacks usually rose in April, May and June every year and that the disruption of peace talks could also play a role. Another key factor, he said, was that this year marked the 10th anniversary of the resurgence of violence in the deep South.

"Violence has been growing every year," he pointed out.

In the wake of bombing attacks in Yala, Pattani City Municipality Mayor Pitak Korkiatpitak urged residents not to leave anything, be it a stall, a bench or other items, unattended outside their homes to cut down on the risk of hidden bombs.

"If you have shelves in your shops, check them regularly. If you notice any suspicious vehicle, call 191, 199, 1341 or 1881 to alert officials," he said.


-- The Nation 2014-04-09