The 2014 Hat Yai Bombings happened on 6 May 2014, when three improvised explosive devices exploded roughly seven minutes apart in the heart of

Hat Yai Hat Yai ( th, หาดใหญ่, , also Haad Yai or Had Yai) is a city in southern Thailand near the Malaysian border. It is south of Bangkok, and has a population of 156,802 (2019) in the city itself and an urban population of about 400,00 ...

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in the afternoon, wounding at least eight people.

Attacks

The first went off at about 1:30 pm in front of

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convenience store on Ponpichai Road and shortly after the second bomb went off near the police flats opposite Hat Yai police station. The blast damaged many vehicles as the bomb had been placed near the police station's parking area. Later, two more blasts hit near

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as well as close to the Robinson department store. A further bomb was found near the flats in Prince of Songkhla Hospital but the bomb squad was able to defuse it in time.

Suspects

Although nobody claimed responsibility for the attacks, police said they suspected Muslim insurgents were responsible for the attacks.

References

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Attacks

Suspects

See also

References