Over six people have been killed and 40 others injured by a bomb explosion near a market in Thailand’s restive south.
The bomb went off after gunmen opened fire at a shop in Sai Buri district, Pattani province, drawing in onlookers.
The incident happened after Friday prayers held at the Muslim region..
Thailand governments have launched initiatives to try to end this conflict, some using military force, some offering negotiations.
The Thai security forces have demonstrated little capability to fight such a movement, which remains attractive to young Malay Muslim men, and has been able to prosper from the corruption and lawlessness that is characteristic of Thailand’s border regions
