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Thai police detain 2 suspects after a bomb in a border province killed 3 and injured scores
- Thai police have detained two suspects in connection with a bombing that killed at least three people and injured 48 others.
- The bombing occurred during an outdoor performance at an annual festival in Umphang Town, Tak Province, just before midnight.
- Local police have not pressed charges against the suspects as the investigation is ongoing.
- A Defense Ministry spokesperson stated that the bombing followed a fight and that there was no other security threat.
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Karen youths of the Kotu Leh army threw a custard apple bomb at the stage of a retro dance at the Red Cross Fair in Doi Loi Fa, Umphang District, Tak Province. Three innocent villagers were killed and 56 were injured, with six seriously injured and requiring surgery to save their lives. The person involved claimed to have a grudge from being attacked by Thai youths at the Loi Krathong Festival last year.
The perpetrators threw an improvised explosive device in front of a stage where dozens of people were dancing.
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Leaning Left9Leaning Right10Center16Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Center
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- 46% of the sources are Center
46% Center
L 26%
C 46%
R 28%
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