Rebels excluded from talks behind Ramadan blasts


THAI rebels sidelined from peace talks have claimed responsibility for deadly bombings in the country’s Muslim-majority deep south that broke a Ramadan holiday agreed between the main rebel group and the government.

The two explosions on Friday, which killed a civilian and injured three policemen, were carried out by G5, a militant group of the Patani United Liberation Organisation (Pulo), its president Kasturi Mahkota said yesterday.

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