22 bombs explode in Thailand: 2 killed
Ap, Bangkok
Nearly two dozen bombs exploded almost simultaneously yesterday inside commercial banks in southern Thailand, killing two people in a region bloodied by a Muslim insurgency, police said. The homemade bombs, which were triggered by mobile phone signals, were placed in garbage bins, at newspaper stands and near seats where customers wait for service in the banks in Yala province, said Maj. Gen. Paithoon Choochaiya who heads the provincial police. At least 28 people were injured. Authorities said two suspects were detained. A review of close-circuit video showed that some of the explosives were planted by women, police said. Some of the apparently small devices were hidden in women's handbags or inside books carried by teenagers in school uniforms, said Lt. Gen. Ongkorn Thongprasom, the army chief in the south.
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