Military personnel inspect a site of an attack at the Saba Yoi district, in the troubled southern province of Songkhla on Wednesday. (Reuters photo)A string of gun and grenade attacks in southern Thailand that killed two people reflects tension over talks aimed at ending violence there, a conflict monitoring group said on Thursday, warning against similar attacks in future. The attacks follow the Thai government's rejection of a conditional offer for peace talks made this month by one of the main insurgent groups, the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN). "This reflects attempts to create conditions for peace talks in the future," Mr Srisompob, whose group tracks violent incidents in the region, told Reuters. "The group is expected to carry out similar attacks periodically, which will likely affect peace dialogues in the long run."

Source: Bangkok Post April 20, 2017 08:03 UTC