Another bomb attack in Thailand, killing four people. “It’s a local sabotage” – Virtual Poland

• Another bomb attack in Thailand, killing four people

 • The attack came a few hours after the explosion of two bombs in the seaside resort of Hua Hin

 • Reuters says that could lead to the explosion of two bombs

 • The main version is under consideration “sabotage local” in order to destabilize the country
 

Two bombs that exploded on Thursday in the Thai seaside resort of Hua Hin, entailed the death of one person and left 21 wounded. Among the victims were foreigners as informed Thai police. Thai police said that after a series of bombings in which 24 hours killed four people, the main version is under consideration “sabotage local” in order to destabilize the country. “International terrorism” is less likely.

At a press conference in Bangkok police spokesman Piyapan Pingmuang he said he is under investigation, but so far not established any link between the explosions in several popular tourist destinations in the south of the country. – This is not a terrorist attack. It is simply a local sabotage – he said. It is not clear whether the attacks were in some way connected with the Islamic insurgency in southern Thailand. Islamist rebels from the region do not belong to the global jihadist movement, but rebel against the discrimination against the Malays and Muslims in the mainly by Buddhists in Thailand.
 

 Explosives in the resort of Hua Hin been hidden in pots with plants on a busy street in the city center and remotely activated mobile phones.
 

According to conflicting reports agency first bomb or not to hurt anyone, or at least three osoby.Drugi explosive device exploded just over 20 minutes later at a distance of 50 meters from the first explosion, near the bar, causing the death of Tajki that He ran near the stand of the food; more people were injured.
 

The coup came on the eve of the birth of the Queen of Thailand Sirikit, which is a public holiday, so to Hua Hin, which is a popular luxury resort, frequented mostly by foreign tourists came for the weekend many guests – reminds Reuters.
 

 How did the BBC, bomb attacks are quite common in the conflict-torn southern provinces of Thailand, but very rarely occur attacks in tourist areas.
 

To all the explosions on Thursday and Friday took place south of Bangkok, including in the tourist town of Hua Hin and on the popular island of Phuket, which suggests, according to observers, that were aimed at the tourism industry. From bloodless coup in May 2014, Thailand’s economy has slowed, but the tourism sector remained one of the few strong points. Since the beginning of the year Thailand was visited by over 14 million visitors, compared to 12.5 million a year ago.
 

Between Thursday evening and Friday morning, a total of five cities in Thailand remotely detonated at least 12 bombs. According to the agency EFE, alleging the police, the attacks killed at least four Thais. The explosions in Hua Hin, approx. 200 kilometers southwest of Bangkok, the wounded were four Germans, three Dutchmen, two Italians and an Austrian citizen.
 

According to commentators, the time to organize attacks and their location suggest that behind them opponents of the ruling junta. To attacks came less than a week after the referendum, in which more than 60 percent. of voters voted for the new, controversial draft constitution, aimed to pave the way for elections. The referendum was the biggest test of public opinion since the seizure of power by the army, and is seen as a boost to the legitimacy of the government and its plans. The turnout was approx. 55 per cent.