PATTANI – In a late-night attack on Monday, suspected insurgents detonated an ATM at an Islamic Bank of Thailand branch in Yarang district but failed to access the cash inside. The assailants, however, escaped with two shotguns seized from campus security guards.

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According to Yarang district police, approximately five individuals believed to be insurgents arrived at an Islamic university in Khao Toom sub-district. The group first subdued and restrained two security guards stationed in front of the campus before proceeding to plant and detonate explosives at the nearby ATM. The blast destroyed the machine, but the perpetrators were unable to retrieve any money.

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The suspects fled the scene, taking the two stolen shotguns with them. The incident follows another high-profile robbery in the restive southern region, where a brazen heist took place at a gold shop in a Su-Ngai Kolok district shopping mall in Narathiwat on Sunday night.

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In that attack, a group of roughly 20 hooded and armed men, also believed to be insurgents, shot and wounded an army officer and escaped with gold ornaments valued at approximately 34 million baht. Some suspects from that robbery are reported to have fled across the border into Malaysia.

-Thailand News (TN)