Bombs Explode in Thailand, Killing 3
The Associated Press reported in the Star Tribune http://www.startribune.com/722/story/1010152.html that at least 28 coordinated bombs exploded Sunday in Bangkok. The attacks were plagued by a Muslim insurgency, killing three people and wounding more than 50, the military said. The bombings targted the country's southernmost provinces and were set off in hotels, karaoke bars, power grids and commercial sites. Two public schools were also torched. The attacks occured while the country's Chinese community was celebrating the Lunar New Year.
Reuters http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP339156.htm reported that there were 23 bombs and that most went off around 7 p.m across the four southern provinces of Narathiwat, Yala, Pattani and Songkhla, near the Malaysian border. Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said the government wanted to hold talks with Muslim insurgents.