Insurgents suspected in Songkhla bombing, fire

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ATM hall torched in Saba Yoi, local state business torched, and ATM hall torched.

PUBLISHED: 14 Sep 2024 at 15: 45

Flames rise from the Ban Nod tambon administration office in Saba Yoi district of Songkhla in the early hours of Saturday. A nearby ATM booth was blown up in a suspected insurgent attack. (Photo: Assawin Pakkawan)
In Songkhla’s Saba Yoi region, in the early days of Saturday, flames start to rise from the Ban Nod tambon management company. In a flimsy rebel attack, a local ATM hall was blown up. ( Photo: Assawin Pakkawan )

SONGKHLA- Rebels are suspected in the earlier hours of Saturday’s bombing and fireplace at a local government building in the Saba Yoi area of this southwestern province. No injuries were reported.

The bomb exploded at an ATM booth in front of the Ban Nod tambon administration organisation ( TAO ) office, said Pol Lt Nathan Khemisaranon, who was alerted at about 1.50am on Saturday.

The department was also torched at the same time. The business and some of the parked cars in the substance were harmed. Nothing was injured, said Pol Lt Nathan.

An initial investigation revealed that about six assailants entered the TAO business and blew up the ATM hall before setting the fire. Additionally, they opened fire on more than 10 shots into the tower before fleeing on three riders.

Police said they thought the incidents might have been the result of rebels ‘ plots to cause turmoil there.

Although incidents in Songkhla have become more frequent in recent years, the two-decade rebellion has concentrated primarily in the neighboring provinces of Yala, Narathiwat, and Pattani.