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22 detained over bombings in restive Thai province

Xinhua, June 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

Thai authorities have detained 22 people for their suspected connection with bombings in Thailand's southernmost province of Yala in mid-May, a security officer said Wednesday.

These suspects were detained on Tuesday, and three had already confessed to their involvement in the bombings on May 14-16, which left 18 people injured and properties damaged, said Isara Chantakrayom, commander of the 41st ranger division in Yala.

At least 56 explosives were reportedly detonated or discovered by the police across Yala during the three days.

Security officers tracked down the suspects via footage from surveillance cameras and testimonies from witnesses, according to Isara.

Interrogation of the suspects will be conducted soon and those who are found to be innocent will be released immediately, Isara said.

Yala is part of the country's Deep South which has been plagued with separatist violence since January 2004.

Over the past decade, insurgent violence in the Deep South, which also includes provinces of Pattani and Narathiwat as well as several districts of Songkhla province, has left more than 5,900 people dead and 10,600 others injured. Endi