08.10.09 Acting police chief visits South after new bombings
Acting National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Patheep Tanprasert visited
Thailand’s southern border provinces on Thursday after fresh bomb
attacks in Narathiwat to give moral support to police posted there and
to follow up measures to reduce violence in the region.
Gen Patheep told reporters after meeting with officers at the Police
Operations Centre of the Southern Border Provinces in Yala that his
mission now is to give moral support to the police who work in the
restive region and to follow up the situation and to assess the
measures to ease violent attacks in the border provinces.
Presumed insurgents on Tuesday fired on patrons and hurled a
homemade explosive at a roadside food shop in Sungai Kolok district of
Narathiwat before fleeing on their motorcycle, killing two people and
wounding a dozen others.
On the same day, a car bomb exploded in front of a local hotel, killing one person and wounding many.
Gen Patheep said he will gather information to adjust the response and prevent futrure insurgent attacks.
As for an explosive-detection device, called the GT-200, that
malfunctioned in detecting bombs and preventing an attack, the police
chief said he would discuss with technicians, but needed more
information before commenting.
If the officials could identify the cause of the problem, it could be solved, he added.
A court on Wednesday issued arrest warrants for four suspected
insurgents in connection with Tuesday's multiple bomb attacks in the
restive southern province of Narathiwat.
Local police identified the four suspects as Muhammad Rawi Awae, Ilhas Nima, Rosalan Gubaru and Muhammad Sakari Sising.
Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban also said on Wednesday he
will visit the restive south on Monday to follow up on responses to the
violence. (TNA)
Source: TNA, 08.10.09 http://enews.mcot.net/view.php?id=12191
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