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  • One Killed in Bombing of Thai Noodle Shop

    01/16/2005 11:22:23 AM PST · by TexKat · 34 replies · 1,059+ views
    BANGKOK, Thailand - A bomb believed planted by Muslim insurgents exploded Sunday at a noodle shop in southern Thailand, killing one person and injuring 59 others, officials said. Thailand's three southernmost provinces have been plagued for the past year by violence the authorities blame on a revived Muslim separatist movement. The bomb, estimated to weigh 10 pounds, was left in the shop and triggered remotely by a mobile phone at noon while the shop was crowded, police said. Witnesses said the bomb may have been planted by a woman who left her purse on a chair and walked out shortly...