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On 9 May 2017, two bombs exploded at a [[Big C]] supermarket in [[Pattani, Thailand|Pattani]], [[Thailand]]. 56 people were injured, two seriously. Two men, alleged by police to be Pattani Muslim separatists, were convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the attack.
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On 9 May 2017, two bombs exploded at a [[Big C]] supermarket in [[Pattani, Thailand|Pattani]], [[Thailand]]. Some 80 people were confirmed injured, some seriously and no deaths were reported. Most of the wounded received treatment at the scene, but 21 people were taken to hospital with serious injuries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/car-bomb-wounds-42-at-supermarket-in-southern-thailand/43167258|title=Car bomb wounds 60 at supermarket in southern Thailand|publisher=Swissinfo|date=9 May 2017}}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/car-bomb-hits-thailand-s-troubled-south-injures-51-8831170|title=Car bomb hit Thailand's troubled south, injures 51|publisher=Channel News Asia|date=9 May 2017|access-date=12 May 2017|archive-date=12 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512095249/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/car-bomb-hits-thailand-s-troubled-south-injures-51-8831170|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/05/double-bombing-hits-thailands-violence-plagued-south-170509121156063.html|publisher=Al Jazeera|title=Double bombing hits Thailand's violence-plagued south|date=9 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/twin-blasts-thailand-shopping-mall-leave-least-40-injured-1620689|title=Twin blasts at Thailand shopping mall leave at least 60 injured|work=International Business Times|date=9 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/05/09/thailand-insurgents-bomb-southern-mall|publisher=Human Rights Watch|date=9 May 2017|title=Thailand: Insurgents Bomb Southern Mall}}</ref>


==Attack==
==Attack==
The attack took place around 2:50 PM Thai time (07:50 UTC) when the first bomb planted on a motorcycle occurred near the entrance at the Big C supermarket. 10 minutes later, a second blast a larger and more powerful explosion which was planted inside a bag on a pickup truck, exploded occurred outside the building entrance.
The attack took place around 2:50 PM Thai time (07:50 UTC) on 10 May with the detonation of a bomb on a motorcycle near the entrance at the Big C supermarket.<ref name=":0" /> 10 minutes later, a second blast a larger and more powerful explosion outside the building entrance, from pickup truck carrying two gas cylinders with explosives weighing about 100kg.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Limited |first=Bangkok Post Public Company |title=Big C bombing suspect killed at Pattani mosque |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/1285830/big-c-bombing-suspect-killed-at-pattani-mosque |access-date=2024-05-23 |work=Bangkok Post |language=en}}</ref>

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56 people were injured, four seriously including a child, and no deaths were reported.<ref name=":0" /> Most of the wounded received treatment at the scene, but 21 people were taken to hospital with serious injuries.<ref>{{cite web |date=9 May 2017 |title=Car bomb hit Thailand's troubled south, injures 51 |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/car-bomb-hits-thailand-s-troubled-south-injures-51-8831170 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512095249/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/car-bomb-hits-thailand-s-troubled-south-injures-51-8831170 |archive-date=12 May 2017 |access-date=12 May 2017 |publisher=Channel News Asia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=9 May 2017 |title=Double bombing hits Thailand's violence-plagued south |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/05/double-bombing-hits-thailands-violence-plagued-south-170509121156063.html |publisher=Al Jazeera}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=9 May 2017 |title=Twin blasts at Thailand shopping mall leave at least 60 injured |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/twin-blasts-thailand-shopping-mall-leave-least-40-injured-1620689 |work=International Business Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=9 May 2017 |title=Thailand: Insurgents Bomb Southern Mall |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/05/09/thailand-insurgents-bomb-southern-mall |publisher=Human Rights Watch}}</ref>


Before that, the Big C supermarket here was bombed twice before. The first time on 1 August 2005 and the second one took place on 11 March 2012.
Before that, the Big C supermarket here was bombed twice before. The first time on 1 August 2005 and the second one took place on 11 March 2012.


==Suspects==
==Suspects==
Thai police suspected that the perpetrators were most likely Pattani Muslim separatists. On 10 May, Pattani Police initially believed that three groups of six people were involved in the bombings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/security/1247539/18-suspects-in-car-bombing-of-big-c|title=18 suspects in car-bombing of Big C|publisher=The Bangkok Post|date=10 May 2017}}</ref> A massive manhunt has been launched for four men who were allegedly involved in the twin blasts, who had suspected links to [[Barisan Revolusi Nasional]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30314844|title=Pattani suspects identified|publisher=The Nation|date=11 May 2017|access-date=12 May 2017|archive-date=10 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510201038/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30314844|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The police have said three groups of six people were involved in the bombings.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/security/1247539/18-suspects-in-car-bombing-of-big-c|title=18 suspects in car-bombing of Big C|newspaper=The Bangkok Post|date=10 May 2017}}</ref> A massive manhunt was launched for four men who were allegedly involved in the twin blasts.The police killed one suspect and arrested two others in a shootout at a mosque.

The police initially said the attackers had suspected links to [[Barisan Revolusi Nasional]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30314844|title=Pattani suspects identified|publisher=The Nation|date=11 May 2017|access-date=12 May 2017|archive-date=10 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510201038/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30314844|url-status=dead}}</ref> They have also alleged that the attackers had ties to Bakong Pittaya School in Pattani, and that a December 2017 raid on the school turned up bomb making supplies and anti-government and rebel material.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ahmad |first=Maryam |date=22 February 2018 |title=Thailand: Police Link Deep South Islamic School to Rebels |url=https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/thai/school-charges-02222018153046.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.29171/azu_acku_pamphlet_ua853_a3_g563_2018 |title=Global threat forecast : a Journal of the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research : Counter Terrorist Trends and Analysis / Rohan Gunaratna ; S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSiS). |date=2018 |publisher=Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University}}</ref>

In September 2018 the two men, including one were convicted and sentenced to death, commuted to life imprisonment, for the attack.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Limited |first=Bangkok Post Public Company |title=Big C bombers given life sentences by Pattani court |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1543558/big-c-bombers-given-life-sentences-by-pattani-court |access-date=2024-05-13 |work=Bangkok Post |language=en}}</ref> Another suspect was killed by Thai security forces in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ahmad |first=Mariyam |date=2020-04-30 |title=Thailand Forces Kill 3 Suspected Insurgents in Pattani |url=https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/thai/three-killed-04302020172352.html |work=Benar News}}</ref> Warrants remain outstanding for others.<ref name=":2" />

Filmmaker Bhandavis Depchand made a short documentary called ''Journey of Isolation'' (2018) about suspect Pauji Tasamoh, based on interviews with his family.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 May 2004 |title=Deep South – Deep South Movie Matchmaking: Cerebration of Okinawa and Thai Deep South Filmmakers |url=https://ba.jpf.go.jp/en/deep_south-2/ |website=Japan Foundation Bangkok}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 08:39, 23 May 2024

2017 Pattani bombing
Part of the South Thailand Insurgency
LocationPattani, Pattani Province, Thailand
Coordinates6°51′43″N 101°13′53″E / 6.862048°N 101.231419°E / 6.862048; 101.231419
Date9 May 2017; 7 years ago (2017-05-09)
02:50 PM Thailand time (UTC+07:00)
TargetCivilians
Attack type
Car bomb
WeaponImprovised explosive device
Deaths0
Injured80 (4 seriously)
PerpetratorsBarisan Revolusi Nasional (suspected)

On 9 May 2017, two bombs exploded at a Big C supermarket in Pattani, Thailand. 56 people were injured, two seriously. Two men, alleged by police to be Pattani Muslim separatists, were convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the attack.

Attack[edit]

The attack took place around 2:50 PM Thai time (07:50 UTC) on 10 May with the detonation of a bomb on a motorcycle near the entrance at the Big C supermarket.[1] 10 minutes later, a second blast a larger and more powerful explosion outside the building entrance, from pickup truck carrying two gas cylinders with explosives weighing about 100kg.[2]

56 people were injured, four seriously including a child, and no deaths were reported.[1] Most of the wounded received treatment at the scene, but 21 people were taken to hospital with serious injuries.[3][4][5][6]

Before that, the Big C supermarket here was bombed twice before. The first time on 1 August 2005 and the second one took place on 11 March 2012.

Suspects[edit]

The police have said three groups of six people were involved in the bombings.[7] A massive manhunt was launched for four men who were allegedly involved in the twin blasts.The police killed one suspect and arrested two others in a shootout at a mosque.

The police initially said the attackers had suspected links to Barisan Revolusi Nasional.[1] They have also alleged that the attackers had ties to Bakong Pittaya School in Pattani, and that a December 2017 raid on the school turned up bomb making supplies and anti-government and rebel material.[8][9]

In September 2018 the two men, including one were convicted and sentenced to death, commuted to life imprisonment, for the attack.[10] Another suspect was killed by Thai security forces in 2020.[11] Warrants remain outstanding for others.[10]

Filmmaker Bhandavis Depchand made a short documentary called Journey of Isolation (2018) about suspect Pauji Tasamoh, based on interviews with his family.[12]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Pattani suspects identified". The Nation. 11 May 2017. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  2. ^ Limited, Bangkok Post Public Company. "Big C bombing suspect killed at Pattani mosque". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  3. ^ "Car bomb hit Thailand's troubled south, injures 51". Channel News Asia. 9 May 2017. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Double bombing hits Thailand's violence-plagued south". Al Jazeera. 9 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Twin blasts at Thailand shopping mall leave at least 60 injured". International Business Times. 9 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Thailand: Insurgents Bomb Southern Mall". Human Rights Watch. 9 May 2017.
  7. ^ "18 suspects in car-bombing of Big C". The Bangkok Post. 10 May 2017.
  8. ^ Ahmad, Maryam (22 February 2018). "Thailand: Police Link Deep South Islamic School to Rebels".
  9. ^ Global threat forecast : a Journal of the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research : Counter Terrorist Trends and Analysis / Rohan Gunaratna ; S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSiS). Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University. 2018.
  10. ^ a b Limited, Bangkok Post Public Company. "Big C bombers given life sentences by Pattani court". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  11. ^ Ahmad, Mariyam (2020-04-30). "Thailand Forces Kill 3 Suspected Insurgents in Pattani". Benar News.
  12. ^ "Deep South – Deep South Movie Matchmaking: Cerebration of Okinawa and Thai Deep South Filmmakers". Japan Foundation Bangkok. 2 May 2004.
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