Bombs Explode at Power Poles in Thailand, Injuring Three Students

Satun, Thailand (ANTARA) – Bomb blasts at several power poles in two southern Thai provinces on Wednesday morning left three students with minor injuries after shrapnel hit a school minibus.

In Satun province, video footage captured an explosion at a roadside power pole near Khiriwong Temple, about 500 metres from the Thung Wa security checkpoint, at 6.30am local time, according to local officials.

Shrapnel from the blast struck a school minibus carrying 11 students from Trang province.

Three students suffered minor injuries from the fragments and were taken to Thung Wa Hospital, where officials confirmed that their condition was stable.

Meanwhile, in Songkhla province, three separate bomb blasts targeted power poles at around 7am local time in Sadao district, Chana district, and near the boundary between Na Mom and Chana.

No casualties had been reported in those incidents at the time of publication.

Security forces cordoned off the affected areas to gather evidence and raised security to the highest alert level.