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2005 Songkhla bombings
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The 2005 Songkhla bombings were a series of three bombings that took place on April 3, 2005 in the cities of Hat Yai and Songkhla of Thailand's Songkhla Province, and are believed to be part of the on-going South Thailand insurgency. At least two people were killed and 66 were injured in the explosions.
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The explosions took place between 8:00 to 8:30 pm. Firstly, a bomb planted in a garbage bin exploded in front of a Carrefour department store in Hat Yai injuring at least several people (few of them seriously) with no deaths. The explosion caused minor damage to the building.
Shortly after that, a bomb left by someone inside a bag exploded at the departure hall at Hat Yai International Airport killing two persons and injuring 47 people (some of them seriously). The blast also caused some damage to the building.
Later, a bomb planted on a motorcycle exploded in front of Green World Hotel in Songkhla without causing any injuries or deaths nor damage to the building.
At least two people were killed and 66 were injured in the blasts: one man was killed instantly in one of the explosions while a woman sustained serious injuries and died later. Both of them were of Thai nationality.
Of the 66 people injured, 60 were Thais, one was an American, one was French, two were from Brunei, and two were Malaysian.
No one claimed responsibility for the blasts, but it seemed likely they would be linked to the Patani United Liberation Organization (PULO) which has been an active participant in the South Thailand insurgency in Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala.
After the bombings, security was heightened in the surrounding area.[citation needed]
