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Govt says Ramadan bombings won’t derail peace talks with rebels

Explosive Ordnance Disposal officers carry an injured colleague after a roadside bomb exploded in Sai Buri district in Pattani on Friday. (Photo: Abdullah Benjakat)

Ramadan bombings in Thailand’s Muslim-majority deep south will not derail peace talks with separatist rebels, the government said on Sunday after a sidelined insurgent group claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Two explosions on Friday, which killed a civilian and injured three policemen, were carried out by “G5”, a militant group of the Patani United Liberation Organisation (PULO), its president, Kasturi Mahkota, told Reuters.

PULO has been excluded from the talks between the Bangkok and the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN), which agreed two weeks ago to stop…

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