00:01The Thai government has paid 650,000 baht, or 80,000 ringgit, in compensation to one
00:09of two Malaysians injured in a bomb blast in Takbai district on June 29.
00:15Narathiwat Governor Bunchuai Homiamyan said the government regrets the incident and remains
00:21committed to strengthening security and restoring tourist confidence.
00:25He said the compensation was provided through a government fund for victims of security-related
00:31incidents and was presented to 38-year-old Muhammad Yusri Udin at a ceremony at the Sungai Golok
00:40Customs Office in Narathiwat.
00:42On June 29, Muhammad Yusri and 45-year-old Abdullah Sharapi Abdulrahman were injured when a homemade
00:50explosive device hidden in a roadside drain detonated near the Sapom Junction.
00:56Thai authorities said the two Malaysians were not the intended targets of the attack, which
01:01is believed to have been carried out by a rebel group.
01:04A 40-year-old suspect was detained following the incident while security forces launched
01:10a full investigation.
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