SONGKHLA, Feb 21 — Hat Yai defence volunteers have set up more checkpoints on roads leading to the southern district of Hat Yai in Songkhla near the Thai-Malaysian border, following Friday’s bombing incident in Narathiwat province which wounded 17 persons, police said Saturday.
Following the incident in Narathiwat, volunteers in cooperation with residents of the district and tourists established more checkpoints on all roads leading to Hat Yai as many Malaysian tourists are still celebrating Chinese New Year in the district, police said.
A total of 17 houses were also damaged in the explosion.
Officials manning the checkpoints would inspect every motorcycle while they would selectively search suspicious cars, police said.
The stricter measure will last until next Monday or after the end of Chinese New Year celebrations, when normal security measures will resumed, police said. (MCOT online news)
