{
  "id": 2724945,
  "title": "No Malaysians affected by simultaneous attacks in three southern Thai provinces, says Kelantan police chief",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/no-malaysians-affected-by-simultaneous-attacks-in-three-southern-thai",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T05:11:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/08/23/no-malaysians-affected-by-simultaneous-attacks-in-three-southern-thai-provinces-says-kelantan-police-chief/232396"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Kelantan Police chief has clarified that no Malaysians were affected by the simultaneous violent incidents in three southern Thai provinces last night. He urged Malaysians to exercise caution and postpone travel to the affected areas unless absolutely necessary. The advice has been conveyed multiple times to Malaysians planning to travel to southern Thailand. The police chief also advised high-powered motorcycle riders from Ducati Malaysia, who were in Kelantan and planned to enter Thailand, not to enter Hat Yai due to the security situation. The Thai authorities have stated that they will continue monitoring the situation and strengthen security measures to protect the public and restore normalcy as soon as possible.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Series of explosions, fires hit three southern Thai provinces",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/series-of-explosions-fires-hit-three-southern-thai-provinces",
        "published": "2026-08-23T00:53:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Malaysians told to put off travel to 3 Thai provinces after bombings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/malaysians-told-to-put-off-travel-to-3-thai-provinces-after-bombings",
        "published": "2026-08-23T03:44:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "No Malaysians affected by simultaneous attacks in three southern Thai provinces, says Kelantan police chief",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/no-malaysians-affected-by-simultaneous-attacks-in-three-southern-thai-2732783",
        "published": "2026-08-23T05:11:56.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}