Thai Police found 17 bombs in Hatyai

Thai Police found 17 small home-made bombs set up in Hatyai, the commercial capital of southern Thailand's and the biggest city in southern, local newspaper Bangkok Post reported today. The police sweep also took 29 rifles, bomb-making materials and counterfeit vehicle registration plates and illegal amphetamine.
A police officer said that five bombs were discovered close to the Prince of Songkhla University on Poonakan road. Another 12 bombs were discovered outside a restaurant in downtown Hatyai.
If the bombs had gone off it would had created a panic in the center of Hatyai. The policeman declared the bombs that were discovered was low-pressure bombs, which would only cause chaos to the area rather than deaths. It is also believed the bombs that were discovered were the same as a device that exploded last week near the army headquarters in Bangkok, which injured two soldiers. The tourists are already advised from there Embassy to stay away from the tourism area.
On last september, police forces discovered five bombs at a public park in Hatyai. Intelligence warnings deducted a possible attack in the once-bustling tourist city of Hatyai, has spurred the authorities into beefing up security patrols.
Southern Thailand has been the prey of Muslim insurgency since january 2004 that has killed more than 2.500 people. Most of the rebel activity, including attacks on school teachers, Buddhist monks and almost-daily bombings, is located in the neighbouring provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala.