Suspected militants attack two mosques in Yala, wounding at least 15
Suspected militants fired grenades into two mosques in Yala's Yaha district on Thursday, wounding about 15 Muslim worshippers.
A bomb thrown in Hassaladawa Yaha mosque during morning prayers on Thursday at about 4.30am in the district, wounding about 15 Muslim worshippers, police said. The bomb exploded as about 150 people were gathering for morning prayers at a mosque in the district which has been put under curfew following brutal execution-style shootings of Buddhist van commuters in March. Initial investigation showed that about five suspected militants rode in a pickup and stopped at the mosque before firing four M-79 grenades into the mosque. Police said after that the militants then went to another mosque about one kilometre away and fired the grenade into it. The explosion damaged the building but injured no one. The Nation
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