Thai rebels excluded from talks take responsibility for Ramadan bombings


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  • Saturday, 16 Apr 2022

FILE PHOTO: Separatist graffiti is seen on a road near Pattani June 6, 2014, one of three southernmost provinces of Thailand where government troops have fought Muslim insurgents since 2004. Graffiti reads "Hey Siamese - bring back our rights" REUTERS/Andrew RC Marshall

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai rebels sidelined from peace talks claimed responsibility on Saturday 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, told Reuters.

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