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Five injured in a bomb explosion near a karaoke bar in Su-ngai Kolok.

South Watch | July 10, 2015 11:42 pm.

Five employees of a karaoke bar in Su-ngai Kolok of Narathiwat were injured by shrapnels of a third bomb explosion after two hand grenades were lobbed into two restaurants by an assailant suspected to be militant.

According to eyewitnesses, the pillion rider of a motorcycle lobbed a hand grenade at Jenny restaurant on Looksua Anusorn 4 road in Tambon Su-ngai Kolok at about 6.15 pm on Friday. The explosion damaged several chairs but did not cause any injuries because the restaurant was almost empty at the time.

Shortly afterward, another grenade was lobbed in Pat Korean beef restaurant on Looksua Anusorn 5 road believed by the same assailant. The blast caused some damages to the roof.

As security forces were inspecting the scene of the second grenade attack, a bomb exploded in the bushes beside Prachaphiwat Soi 2 road. The explosion broke some glass windows of Busaba karoke and injured five female employees who were inside the shop at the time.

Police said that the same group of assailants might have planted the bomb in the bushes before two of them attacked the karaoke bars.