Thai man held over attacks at 51 locations in southern Thailand
KOTA BARU: A Thai man was arrested to assist investigations into a coordinated series of attacks at 51 locations across three southern Thai provinces on Saturday night.
On Saturday night, Thai authorities arrested a Thai man in connection with a series of coordinated attacks across 51 locations in three southern Thai provinces, Narathiwat, Pattani, and Yala. Major General Prayong Kotsakha, the Narathiwat provincial police chief, informed the public that the suspect was identified through closed-circuit television footage and is currently being held for questioning.
The man denied any involvement despite the CCTV evidence, which reportedly showed him damaging a security camera in Cho-airong district.
Thai officials assured that Malaysians, particularly those from Kelantan, should not be concerned about traveling to Thailand as the government has increased security measures along the Malaysia-Thailand border. The primary targets of the attacks were security personnel, not the general public. In addition to the CCTV footage, Thai forensic teams discovered three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) at a railway track between Maruebo and Tanyong Mat stations.
One IED severely damaged the track, while the other two were found near electricity poles. No Malaysians were affected by the incidents, but two Thai nationals sustained injuries.
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