NARATHIWAT: Four home-made bombs went off at about the same time at four different spots in four districts of this strife-torn southern province on Saturday night following a series of terrorist incidents on Friday. There were no reports of deaths or injuries in Saturday's attacks.
In Rangae district, a home-made bomb tied to two roadside power posts opposite Ratchapracha Nukroh School at Ban Bo Thong in tambon Tanyongmat was detonated by militants at about 9.45pm, causing a loud explosion. The two power posts were damaged, but did not fall down.
At about the same time in Si Sakhon district, a bomb went off at a mobile phone signal transmission tower at Ban Buenae Nakon in tambon Tamayung. The foot of the signal tower was slightly damaged.
In Rueso district, a home-made bomb exploded under a concrete sleeper of a rail track at kilometre marker 1073 near Ban Yaba, about two kilometres from the Rueso railway station. The sleeper was broken in the explosion and one of the rails was bent.
Railway officials examined the spot after the blast and started to repair the sleeper and the track. They estimated the repair work would finish on Sunday morning and the rail track would be passable to all 14 trains from Sungai Kolok to Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Hat Yai and Bangkok and in the opposite direction on Sunday afternoon.
In Cho Airong district, a loud explosion was heard from at a mobile phone signal post at Ban Bango Dudung in tambon Chuap. No damage was made to the post. Fragments of a large firecracker were found at the spot.
In the latest incident, at about 9.30am on Sunday, an explosion occurred at a railway bridge between Todeng and Bukit railway stations in tambon Bukit of Cho Airong district. A train sleeper was slightly damaged.
On Friday night, four people were injured and two power poles damaged in a string of bomb blasts and a shooting attack at eight locations, including a security outpost, in Rangae, Chanae, Si Sakhon and Tak Bai district of this province plagued with terrorism.
On Saturday afternoon, three rangers were seriously injured after assailants hiding in a roadside rubber plantation opened fire in Sri Sakhon district .
