Car bomb attack in southern Thailand
At least seven policemen and two locals were seriously injured in a car bomb detonated near a Border Patrol Police (BPP) station in Thailand’s southern province of Pattani on February 27.
The incident occurred in the middle of the day when a car suddenly exploded outside a restaurant near the police station and a shopping centre, damaging many vehicles and houses nearby.
According to witnesses, the blast sent plumes of black smoke streaming into the sky and police had to blockade the entire area.
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Local authorities suspected the car was stolen by Muslim insurgents during an attack earlier in the day.
Last week, the US Embassy in Bangkok warned of a possible attack by the self-claimed Islamic State (IS) in the country. Security has been strengthened across the country after the warning.
