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Old Feb 21, 2015, 8:33 pm
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Just when Junta officials crowed about a decrease in the weekly death toll...Amazingly no one was killed, although some may ultimately succumb to their injuries?

Car, motorcycle bombs injure 13 in Narathiwat

Car and motorcycle bombings in Narathiwat province on Friday injured 13 and damaged 20 buildings in Muang district.

A third bomb attempt failed when someone threw a dud grenade at a restaurant on the road leading to Yi-ngo district. It did not explode and ordnance-disposal officers collected and destroyed it.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/secu...-in-narathiwat



Car-bomb in Narathiwat: A wake-up call for Bangkok

The Nation February 22, 2015 1:00 am

Drama shows that govt claims of progress and a drop in violence are not soundly based

The huge car-bomb that rocked Narathiwat on Friday has cast a cloud over the supposed progress that authorities say they have made over recent months in their fight against insurgency in the far South.

More than 10 people were injured and about 20 shophouses and food stalls damaged by the blast.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opin...-30254616.html



Car-bomb has left a psychological impact

PAKORN PUENGNETR
THE SUNDAY NATION February 22, 2015 1:00 am

The first car-bomb attack of the year in the deep South on Friday caused much structural damage in Narathiwat town and left 13 people wounded. It has also taken a psychological toll on locals, and sabotaged the government's attempt to restore peace in the region.

The psychological impact relates to the following:

- The location. The karaoke bar hub in Muang district near the main road will undoubtedly resulted in people deeming the downtown area to be unsafe;

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/nati...-30254603.html
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