Bar bomb kills tourist - Narathiwat

[z76ncs]

Another News Agency is reporting 15 dead, but all other sources are saying 1-2 dead.


Bar bomb kills tourist


WASSANA NANUAM

A bomb exploded at a beer bar in Narathiwat's Sungai Kolok district last night killing a Malaysian tourist and critically injuring a passing Thai woman, local authorities said.

It went off about 7pm on Marina road, known locally as RCA Kolok, which is popular with Malaysian tourists. The critically injured woman was passing on her motorcycle, witnesses said.

About 20 other people were injured, around half of them Malaysian tourists.

Region 9 chief Pol Lt-Gen Manote Kraiwong later ordered all beer bars in the area to close down because there was no curfew in Sungai Kolok and the bars were open to attack.

Pol Lt-Gen Manote also said the bombing was meant to destroy the country's image and tourism industry.

A 10kg time bomb was discovered and defused in downtown Narathiwat yesterday morning, after Chaluay Chotikarn, 40, owner of a food shop near a school and a Buddhist temple on Wosbian road in Narathiwat's Muang district, became suspicious of an unattended paper bag.

A bomb squad's check revealed it contained a homemade bomb set to explode at 7.15am, when there would be many buying food at Ms Chaluay's shop, about 100m from Wat Prachapirom, to give to monks on their morning alms rounds.

Later in the day a retired police sergeant-major was wounded in Songkhla province. Sampan Fuang-raya, 57, was shot four times by a gunman on the back of a motorcycle.

[tintin]

Well all this is not new. the situation is allready a long time now "explosive"!

Better not travel to the deep south!

[limonadovy_joe]

where is this area ???

[plahgat]

Hi LJ!
Sungei Golok is a border town to Malaysia, in Narathiwat the southernmost province of Thailand. Have been there a few times. Lots of barbeers and brothels, mainly for malaysian tourists.

[steve w]

as you say its way south but lets face it the muslims down there have got some real issues didnt you see the press ....70 muslim killed by thai army in nearby pattani

[richie007]

its a bad thing to say but if I was a muslim with a cause I would be looking at phuket as a place to bomb

I hope it never happens

[Diver69]

Originally Posted by richie007

its a bad thing to say but if I was a muslim with a cause I would be looking at phuket as a place to bomb

I hope it never happens

That is why there are already travel warnings. The Israeli secret service, the mossad warned last week that there is an extremly high bomb thread in phuket and especialy in Patong. Cause of this their government has warned not to go to Phuket. .......Well, those guys are usually good informed.

[wonderful days]

Well this is the reason I will not go! It is ok to have pussy, but I don't want it to blow it into my face

[Bafana]

Phuket would be a nice target for fundamentalist terrorist group especially in peak season whn it is full of Americans and Europeans - But it would be hard for them to action their plans so far from their base of operations and in areas that a tightly controlled by vested intrest groups such as the local groups that want the tourist and would sort out any would be bad guy very quickly.

Remember Thailand is not Indonesia - The terrorist action in the south is very localised along the Malaysian border.

BTW Malaysia is beefing up its security forces on their side of the border and the Thai's are gearing up so I think these wannabe Mohammads will get a chance to meet their God very shortly.

[Nicke]

Phuket is very safe and there is very tight security checks when you enter Phuket from mianland, they checks cars and trucks.

Also, the closest major tourist destination to the narathiwat/yala region is Hat Yai and there has been no problem at all there, as Bafana says, only along the border where they are in majority.