No reports of Malaysians affected by Tak Bai bomb blasts


On alert: Thai bomb squad personnel inspecting damaged cars after an attack by suspected separatists at a marine police station in Tak Bai. — AFP

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia will seek more information on whether any of its citizens were affected in the series of bomb blasts at the Thai border town of Tak Bai, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin.

“For now, we have not received news of Malaysians being involved in the incident. We need to seek more information on this,” he said at the Immigration Department Hari Raya open house yesterday.

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