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Military personnel and police officers inspect the site of a bomb attack at a market in the southern province of Yala, Thailand, January 22, 2018

Three People Killed in Thailand's Market Blast - Reports (PHOTO)

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09:04 22.01.2018(updated 09:06 22.01.2018) Get short URL

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - At least three people were killed and 18 others were injured in a blast in Thailand's market on Monday, local media reported.

The blast took place in the capital city of Yala province located near the Thai-Malaysian border, according to Thai PBS broadcaster. According to preliminary data, the improvised explosive device was hidden in a motorbike parked near a kiosk with ready-to-eat food.

No separatist Muslim group operating in Thailand's southern provinces — Pattani, Narathiwat and Yala — has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.

RT: @rt_com:3 dead, 18 injured in roadside market blast in Thailand https://t.co/zC9NU70l03 pic.twitter.com/L5ayYEiSwO
— noticias venezuela (@notiven) January 22, 2018

Blast in market in Thailand kills 3, wounds 18 https://t.co/JjKmcMeBVP pic.twitter.com/zg5TKwxCwj
— Dubai Informer (@Dubaiinformer) January 22, 2018

Number of people injured in a #bomb blast at Pimonchai market in Muang Yala district at 6.20am this morning rises to at least 18 with 3 dead. #Thailand #DeepSouth #Yala pic.twitter.com/yzpFzGbhf1
— ThaiPBS English (@ThaiPBSEnglish) January 22, 2018

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Previously these territories were part of the semi-independent Muslim sultanate Pattani, but at the beginning of the 20th century, as a result of a series of treaties between the kingdom of Siam (now Thailand) and British Malaya (now Malaysia), they became part of Siam (Thailand) with a predominantly Buddhist population. However, separatist movements have repeatedly arisen in this region populated by Muslim Malaysians.

At least 3 people killed and 9 injured in a suspected motorcycle bomb blast at a morning market in Tambon Sateng of Muang Yala district, Yala province this morning. #Thailand #DeepSouth pic.twitter.com/1xZB7tTwCJ
— ThaiPBS English (@ThaiPBSEnglish) January 22, 2018

The most recent surge in separatist sentiment with demands for broad autonomy for the region or its secession from Thailand began in 2004.

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