17 hurt in southern Thailand blasts, schools closed
Monday, June 18, 2007
- Islamic insurgents kill three in Thailand
- Insurgent attack in South Thailand injures 24
- 40 injured after attacks in Thailand
- Police officer killed, at least 18 injured in south Thailand blasts
- 17 hurt in southern Thailand blasts, schools closed
The involved provinces and surrounding area of Thailand and Malaysia
and the involved provinces,
Bombings across southern Thailand injured 17 people today. In Yala, a bombing in a tea shop injured 14 people, while in Narathiwat, a roadside bomb injured two soldiers and a bomb on a bridge injured a government employee.
Overnight, a school was burned. Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont ordered indefinite closure of all public schools in the three southern provinces of Yala, Narathiwat and Pattani, citing insurmountable security concerns because of the south Thailand insurgency.
"There are more than 700 schools in the three southern provinces. It's difficult to beef up security at all schools," Surayud was quoted as saying by the Thai News Agency.
Related
- "13 schools torched in southern Thailand" — Wikinews, June 14, 2007
Sources
- Thai News Agency. "PM orders closure of schools in troubled southern areas" — MCOT, June 18, 2007
- "Bombs wound 17 as schools reopen" — Bangkok Post, June 18, 2007
- "Explosion at crowded teashop in Yala injures 14" — The Nation (Thailand), June 18, 2007
