Two young girls are among victims of bomb attack in Songkhla
Two more people succummed to death at a hospital on Tuesday, making the death toll of the bomb attack at a market in Songkhla's Sabayoi district to four. The victims included two and eight-year-old girls.
Some 26 others were wounded when the blast hit a crowded fresh market in a Sabayoi municipality at about 3.45pm. Ten of them were reported to be in serious condition. The market was crowded with people shopping for their dinner.
Rescue workers rushed the wounded to nearby hospital.
Among the victims were two-year-old Napaswan Chombodin and eight-year-old Amornthip Dangsrithet.
After the attack, police and soldiers sealed off people from the area out of fear that there would be second bomb hidden.
The explosion came just hours after seven bomb explosions hit Songkhla's Hat Yai district on Sunday night, injuring at least 13 people.
The Nation
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