2012 Southern Thailand bombings

Terrorist incident in Thailand March 2015 March 2015 2012 Southern Thailand bombings the South Thailand insurgency Souththailandmap.GIF Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand Various 31 March 2012 Unknown UTC+7 Multiple vehicle bombings 16 321 estimated possibly Pattani insurgents The 2012 Southern Thailand bombings were a series of bombings that took place in Yala, Yala Province and in Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, on 31 March 2012. Attacks Yala The first attack involved a truck bomb that ripped through a busy shopping district in Yala. About 20 minutes later, a second bomb planted in a motorcycle exploded as rescuers convened at the site of the original bombing.Roughneen, Simon. "Muslim militants in south Thailand growing stronger." Christian Science Monitor. 1 April 2012. Accessed 1 April 2012. https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2012/0401/Muslim-militants-in-south-Thailand-growing-stronger Later, a third explosion from a device placed in a car set fire to nearby buildings. About 11 people were killed and 110 wounded by the blasts, with the second explosion causing a majority of casualties.Hookway, James. "Deadly Thai Blasts Follow Tense Weeks." The Wall Street Journal. 1 April 2012. Accessed 1 April 2012. Hat Yai Following the bombings in Songkhla, an explosion in the basement of the Lee Gardens Plaza Hotel damaged that building and an adjacent McDonald's in Hat Yai, killing at least four and leaving 416 wounded, mainly from smoke inhalation. It was first reported to be the cause of a gas leak but later was attributed to a car bomb. The bombing was regarded by some sources as an escalation in the insurgency because its target was a hotel popular with tourists from Malaysia and Singapore."Car bombs kill 13 in southern Thailand." Hindustan Times. 1 April 2012. Accessed 1 April 2012. http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/RestOfAsia/Car-bombs-kill-13-in-southern-Thailand/Article1-833759.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20120401213029/http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/RestOfAsia/Car-bombs-kill-13-in-southern-Thailand/Article1-833759.aspx 1 April 2012 Suspects The attacks have been regarded by most major news outlets as part of the broader South Thailand insurgency. While no terrorist organisation took responsibility for the bombings, the most likely culprit is the Gerakan Mujahidin Islam Patani (GMIP) separatist movement, which is a splinter group of the Gerakan Mujahidin Pattani. According to security sources, Sahudin Tohjehmae was suspected to carry out the three bomb attacks with the help of Saifulloh Sahfru, a terrorist suspect who is a friend of Faisol Hayisama-ae, who was suspected of carrying out the bomb attack at Hat Yai International Airport in 2005. References 30em See also South Thailand insurgency Category:South Thailand insurgency Category:Terrorist incidents in Thailand in 2012 Category:21st century in Songkhla province Category:Yala province Category:Car and truck bombings in Thailand Category:Marketplace attacks in Thailand Category:Islamic terrorism in Thailand Category:Building bombings in Thailand Category:2012 mass murders Category:2012 murders in Thailand Category:21st-century mass murders in Thailand Category:2012 building bombings Category:Car and truck bombings in 2012 Category:Hotel bombings in Asia Category:Restaurant bombings in Asia Category:Attacks on tourists in Asia Category:March 2012 in Thailand Category:March 2012 crimes in Asia Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2012 Category:Motorcycle bombings in Thailand Category:History of Hat Yai