2007 South Thailand bombings

Terrorist incident in Thailand March 2015 May 2025 August 2009 2007 South Thailand bombings the South Thailand insurgency Thailand Narathiwat Province Pattani Province Songkhla Province Yala Province 18–19 February 2007 Bombing 7 The 2007 South Thailand bombings were a series of bombings that hit Narathiwat, Pattani, Songkhla and Yala during the Chinese New Year celebrations on 18 and 19 February. At least seven people were killed.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6373719.stm Thailand PM holds Security Talks 19 February 2007 BBC News 30 August 2009 The bombings were the first time the rebels had simultaneously struck all four southern provinces. The attacks on Sunday and early Monday targeted mostly residential and business establishments owned by Buddhists or ethnic Chinese. Attacks The synchronised bombings targeted hotels, karaoke bars, power grids and commercial sites. Two public schools were torched. Then head of the Thai government, junta chief Sonthi Boonyaratglin and his Interior Minister Aree Wongsearaya admitted that they knew in advance that attacks were going to take place, then failed to prevent them taking placeSeptember 2009. In nearby Narathiwat Province, at least one person was killed and 10 were wounded in blasts at five karaoke bars in the border town of Sungai Golok. Local schools and mosques in Narathiwat were also burnt. Over 10 bombs exploded in Yala province injuring at least 23 people in and around Yala's provincial capital, according to a witness at the main hospital. Local officials ordered Yala residents to stay home to avoid more bomb attacks during night. In Pattani Province, police radio said Pattani's provincial capital fell dark after a bomb knocked out a power station. Suspects It is assumed that the south Thailand insurgency carried out the attacksSeptember 2009. No group took responsibility for the bombings. See also South Thailand insurgency Notes Category:South Thailand insurgency Category:Terrorist incidents in Thailand in 2007 Category:Narathiwat province Category:Pattani province Category:2000s in Songkhla province Category:Yala province Category:Building bombings in Thailand Category:2007 building bombings Category:Hotel bombings in Asia Category:2007 mass murders Category:2007 murders in Thailand Category:Attacks during New Year celebrations Category:Anti-Chinese violence in Asia Category:February 2007 in Thailand Category:21st-century mass murders in Thailand Category:Arson in 2007 Category:2007 fires in Asia Category:School arson attacks in Asia Category:Mosque arson in Asia Category:Attacks on mosques in Thailand Category:Attacks on electrical infrastructure Category:Attacks on mosques in the 2000s Category:Fires in Thailand Category:Terrorist incidents involving incendiary devices Category:Attacks on schools in 2007