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Two Policemen Injured in Series of 18 Attacks in Southern Thailand

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Two policemen were wounded in 18 synchronized attacks on Thailand's security forces in the country's southern provinces, allegedly committed by Muslim separatist movements, state television reported Thursday.

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BANGKOK (Sputnik) A series of 18 synchronized attacks on Thai police and security forces occurred in southern provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani and Songkhla on Wednesday between 7:00-10:30 p.m. local time (12:00-15:30 GMT). In most cases, the militants threw hand grenades at police stations from passing motorcycles, according to Channel 3 state broadcaster.

One of the attacks targeted a police station in Narathiwat province, resulting in two policemen becoming injured from a grenade explosion.

The local police believe that the attacks were committed by members of Muslim separatist movements operating in those provinces.

Thailand's southern-most Narathiwat, Yala and Pattani provinces are majority-Malay and predominantly Muslim, while the rest of the state’s provinces are mostly populated by Buddhists.

The southern region has seen low-level insurgency since the 1940s, but the violence escalated in the early 2000s, claiming 6,500 lives over the course of more than ten years. The provinces have been in a state of emergency since 2004 due to activities of the separatists, who want to restore the formerly semi-independent Sultanate of Pattani.

 

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