Thai police say blasts are 'local sabotage', rule out terrorism

BANGKOK – Thai police said Friday a series of bombings that have killed four people and rattled tourist destinations in the south were acts of local sabotage and not “terrorist” in nature.

“This is not a terrorist attack. It is just local sabotage that is restricted to limited areas and provinces,” national police deputy spokesman Piyapan Pingmuang told reporters in Bangkok.

He said at least 11 bombs, many of them twin blasts, have hit five southern provinces in the past 24 hours, killing four people and wounding several dozen, including foreigners.

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