2014 Hat Yai bombings
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| Hat Yai bombings | |
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| Part of the South Thailand insurgency | |
| Location | Hat Yai, Thailand |
| Date | 6 May 2014 |
Attack type | Bombings |
| Injured | 8 |
The 2014 Hat Yai Bombings happened on 6 May 2014, when three improvised explosive[1] devices exploded roughly seven minutes apart in the heart of Hat Yai, Thailand in the afternoon, wounding at least eight people.
Attacks
[edit]The first went off at about 1:30 pm in front of 7 Eleven convenience store on Ponpichai Road and shortly after the second bomb went off near the police flats opposite Hat Yai police station. The blast damaged many vehicles as the bomb had been placed near the police station's parking area. Later, two more blasts hit near Hat Yai Junction Railway Station as well as close to the Robinson department store.
A further bomb was found near the flats in Prince of Songkhla Hospital[1] but the bomb squad was able to defuse it in time.
Suspects
[edit]Although nobody claimed responsibility for the attacks, police said they suspected Muslim insurgents were responsible for the attacks.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Bomb blasts rock Hat Yai". The Nation. Bangkok, Thailand. 6 May 2014.
- South Thailand insurgency
- Terrorist incidents in Thailand in 2014
- Songkhla province
- Attacks on police stations in the 2010s
- Building bombings in Thailand
- Attacks on police stations in Asia
- 2014 building bombings
- Marketplace attacks in Thailand
- Attacks on shops in Asia
- Attacks on railway stations in Asia
- May 2014 events in Thailand
- May 2014 crimes in Asia