Bangkok: According to police, two men have been detained in Thailand following a bombing that occurred at a festival close to the Myanmar border that left three people dead and dozens injured, on Saturday ( Dec 14 ).
According to local police, an improvised explosive machine went off on a dance floor at a festival in the northern Tak state of Thailand on Friday nights.
According to police, two people were immediately killed, and another died after in a hospital. The blast also injured 48 individuals among nearly 8, 000 to 9, 000 attending the event.
Thai police claimed to have detained a Thai children and a person they claimed were members of the Karen National Union (KNU), an ethnic minority insurgent group that has fought for independence in the neighboring Karen state of Myanmar for years.
Major-General Samrit Ekamol, the police chief at Tak, claimed the Myanmar think had thrown the weapon after coming into contact with a “rival gang” he had formerly fought with.
A mature KNU official who spoke with AFP who declined to be identified because he was not authorized to speak to media, denied involvement and claimed the organization had no people in the area.
The KNU you visit on more than 5, 000 soldiers, maintains close connections with Thai police and military, and has extensive company passions on both sides of the border, according to experts.
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the prime minister of Thailand, condoled the victims ‘ families and called on security forces to launch an investigation.