SOUTH THAILAND BOMB BLASTS: 2 Malaysians
among 24 injured in Danok blast
SONGKHLA: Two Malaysians were among 24 victims injured in bomb blast in Danok, says Malaysia Consul General Songkhla, Faizal Razali.
Thai authorities had confirmed the series of bombings in Danok, Sadao and near Padang Besar at noon,
A motorcycle exploded in front of a Thai police station about 1km away from Padang Besar CIQ, another in Danok and the third blast near Hotel Oliver in Sadao.
Following the incident, tourists including Malaysians, quickly fled the town, resulting in a 1.5km traffic crawl from Danok towards Bukit Kayu Hitam CIQ complex.
Passers by watch as firemen douse a fire following a bomb blast behind Oliver Hotel on Kanchawanit Road in Danok, Songkhla on Dec 22. Starpix by G C TAN
BUKIT KAYU HITAM: Two Malaysians were injured along with over 20 others, mostly Thais, in a series of blasts in the Thai border town of Danok, in Sadao district on Sunday.
The blast occurred some 1km from Immigration, Customs and Quarantine Complex in Bukit Kayu Hitam in Padang Besar.
Malaysian consul-general in Songkhla, Mohd Faizal Razali, confirmed that the two Malaysians were injured in the blast that occurred at about 11.40am.
The town was rocked by a series of four blasts from bombs hidden in parked motorcycles.
According to The Nation, the first attack took place in front of the police station in Sadao while the second was in a parking space at the Sadao police station.
Initial investigation showed both attacks were caused by explosives hidden in motorcycles, which were parked in the areas.
The third explosion was in front of Oliver Hotel at Ban Dan Nok while the fourth was in a lane near McDonalds in the same area.
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