At least 3 killed in bomb blast in Thailand's troubled southern region 4 people were injured in this incident. Police said a group of workers were on their way to repair railway lines damaged by Saturday's bomb blast in Sankhla province on the border with Malaysia. At that time, when the buried bomb exploded, the casualty occurred. The bomb was buried 200 meters away from the site of the incident on Saturday.
Police Colonel Chartchai Chanasit said, "We believe that the bomb was placed there since Saturday." However, apart from this, no explosives were found, he said.
Since 2004, the southern region of Thailand has been in conflict. At least 7,000 people have been killed in the conflict. The region is dominated by Muslims and they are demanding autonomy.
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