B500,000 bounty offered for bombers

As unhappy motorists reclaimed their bomb-damaged vehicles, the Songkhla governor offered a 500,000 bounty for information leading to the arrest of the bombers.

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Authorities on Tuesday asked the owners of vehicles parked at the Lee Gardens Plaza Hotel in Hat Yai to contact them to reclaim them. Many vehicle owners were not happy with what they found. THITI WANNAMONTHA

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Bounty put on Hat Yai bombers

B500,000 reward for arrest of two suspects
 
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A 500,000 baht bounty has been offered for the arrest of two suspects believed to be responsible for Saturday's bomb attack at the Lee Gardens Plaza Hotel in Hat Yai in Songkhla province.

Songkhla governor Grisada Boonrach said yesterday the reward would be given to any person who could provide information that led to their arrest.

Officials have identified two people captured on a closed-circuit camera not far from the scene of the attack.

The powerful blast, believed to be from a bomb planted in a car left in the hotel's car park, killed three people and injured more than 350 others.

Thawee Sodsong, secretary-general of the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre (SBPAC), said the insurgent group responsible for the attack was believed to have been behind the Hat Yai airport bombing in 2005.

A source at Provincial Police Region 9 said an order has been made to step up security at important places in Hat Yai including the airport, train stations, bus terminals and shopping centres.

Police have been checking video footage from security cameras along Saneha Nusorn and Prachthipat roads.

One eyewitness who saw the suspects was a security guard on duty at the security checkpoint at the entrance and exit to the hotel, said the source.

The source said the bombers, who were suspected of holding dual nationality, had visited the hotel and studied the area before carrying out the attack. They were believed to have already fled to another country.

It was strongly believed the bombs were produced in Hat Yai, not transported from the deep South or any of the four districts of Songkhla that share a border with Malaysia, the source said.

The bombers would have to go through numerous security checkpoints and risk facing an accidental explosion as a result of the summer heat if they had chosen to transport the bombs, said the source.

Pol Gen Veerapong Chiewpreecha, deputy national police chief, said the bombers were believed to be highly skilled. They had parked the car with the bomb on the third floor of the hotel's five-storey underground car park – apparently aimed at maximising the blast's impact and to cause as much damage as possible.

The bomb was made from two 15kg cooking gas cylinders stuffed with explosives and ammonium nitrate, he said.

Police have also inspected car parks, used-car dealers' tents, rented houses and unidentified educational institutions to gather information.

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authorities – people who have the power to make decisions or enforce the law เจ้าหน้าที่ผู้มีอำนาจ
reclaim – to take back something that was yours เรียกกลับคืน, เอากลับ
bounty – money given as a reward เงินรางวัล
reward – money that someone receives for finding and returning something or for helping the police รางวัล
arrest – (of the police) taking someone to a police station because they are believed to have committed a crime การจับกุม
suspect – a person who is thought to have committed a crime ผู้ต้องสงสัย
responsible for – deserving to be blamed for something that has happened มีความรับผิดชอบ
identify – to recognise something and understand what it is ระบุชื่อ
closed-circuit camera – a camera for a television system that works within a limited area กล้องวงจรปิด
scene – site; a place where something happens or happened สถานที่เกิดเหตุ
blast – an explosion การระเบิด
plant – (of an explosive) to hide in a place where it can be exploded ฝัง
injure – to hurt or cause physical harm to a person or animal ทำให้บาดเจ็บ, ทำร้าย
border – the official line separating two areas, regions or countries  เขตแดน อาณาเขต
insurgent – someone who belongs to a group of people fighting to take control of their country by force กลุ่มก่อการกบถ
source – someone who gives information แหล่งข่าว
step up – to increase เพิ่ม
security – protection; systems providing for safety from attack, harm, or damage ระบบรักษาความปลอดภัย
terminal – a large building where passengers arrive and leave อาคารผู้โดยสาร(security)
footage – video from a camera that is put in a place to constantly record what happens there ภาพหรือหนังในเทปวิดีโอจากกล้องวงจรปิดเพื่อรักษาการความปลอดภัย
eyewitness – someone who sees something happen พยานในเหตุการณ์
entrance – a door, gate, passage, etc. used for entering a room, building or place ทางเข้า
exit – a place for leaving a building or area; a way out of a building or area ทางออก
dual nationality – being a citizen of two countries at the same time ถือสัญชาติสองสัญชาติ
fled (past of flee) – escaped; left an area very quickly because of a danger there หนีไป
transport – to move people or things from one place to another   ขนส่ง
numerous – many มากมาย
risk – to cause someone or something to be in a dangerous situation เสี่ยงอันตราย
deputy – a person whose rank is immediately below that of the leader of an organisation รอง
skilled – having enough ability, experience and knowledge to be able to do something well ซึ่งมีทักษะ, ซึ่งมีความชำนาญ
storey – a level in a building ชั้นของตึกหรืออาคาร
apparently – based only on what you have heard or think, not on what you are certain is true; seemingly ตามที่ได้รู้มา
aim – to have as your purpose or goal   มีเป้าหมาย  มีจุดมุ่งหมาย      
maximise – to increase something as much as possible ทำให้มีสูงสุด
impact – the force with which one object hits another แรงกระแทก
cylinder – an object shaped like a wide tube; a metal container for gas or liquid กระบอก
stuff – to fill a container or space with something, especially something soft ยัดไส้
inspect – to look at something carefully ตรวจสอบ
rent – to pay money for the use of something for a period of time  เช่า
unidentified – not known or not revealed ไม่ระบุ