In southern Thailand, a bomb exploded, injured 11 people

A bomb exploded near a grocery store in the province of Yala in southern Thailand, injured 11 people, including seven police officers, writes The Nation.

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A bomb exploded near a grocery store in the province of Yala in southern Thailand, injured 11 people, including seven police officers, writes The Nation.

Yala province borders Malaysia and is a zone of armed conflict with Muslim separatists who are seeking the creation of a sultanate in the provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwa. According to The Nation, the bomb exploded Saturday night outside a store near the village of Bannangsata, injured seven police officers and four civilians. According to preliminary information, the explosion was aimed at sowing panic. On Sunday, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will visit the southern provinces of Thailand, the purpose of the trip is to search for options for a peaceful settlement of the conflict. The regions of Thailand where the separatists operate are far from places popular with tourists.

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