The economic future of Pattani in the far South is in a worrying state after a series of bomb attacks from Saturday night to yesterday. The bombs killed two rangers, wounded 12 people and damaged a bar, shops and a department store in its bustling commercial district.

A bomb attack yesterday on the Pattani clock tower that left two officials dead came hot on the heels of the discovery of 10 explosive devices planted at various locations in the centre of Pattani city on Saturday night.

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