Checkpoint Blast in Pattani Leaves Three Wounded
Pattani, Thailand — An explosion at a road checkpoint in the southern Thai province of Pattani injured three people on Thursday, marking another incident in a region long troubled by separatist violence. The blast struck late in the evening, targeting security officials who were conducting routine inspections near the province’s bustling market area. Authorities are investigating the explosion, suspecting it to be the work of insurgents aiming to disrupt the relative peace that has recently …