Rebel bomb-making base captured in Pattani

Combined military-police force takes rebel bomb-making base concealed deep in mangrove forest, accessible only by boat.

SOUTHERN INSURGENCY

Rebel bomb-making base captured in Pattani

11/02/2016
Ayub Pathan

PATTANI - Security forces captured a well-setup, hidden base used by a separatist insurgent group on Wednesday.

One suspect was arrested and a large quantity of bombmaking materials and weapons were seized in Pattani's Nong Chik district.

A combined military-police force overran the base following a clash with armed insurgents.

There were no casualties.

Security forces move through a mangrove forest to attack the insurgents' base in Pattani's Nong Chik. The base was accessible only by boat. (Photo by Abdulloh Benjakat)

BOMBMAKER ARRESTED

One man, who confessed to being a bombmaker, was arrested.

The suspect was identified as Sabari Che-ali, 30, a native of Pattani's Nong Chik district and believed to be a member of an insurgent group led by Seri Waemamu, a Hat Yai bombing suspect who is on the run.

Five other suspects fled before the security forces took the base.

They were armed with one M16 rifle, an AK47 rifle and two shotguns.

A senior officer interrogates an insurgent suspect caught when security forces over ran a militants' base in Pattani's Nong Chik district on Wednesday. (Photo by Abdulloh Benjakat)

INSURGENT CAMP

The insurgent camp was well setup, comprising three cottages and was concealed in a mangrove forest, well-camouflaged and accessible only by boat.

One cottage was used for assembling bombs.

Bomb-making materials found inside included kerosene to mix with the chemical urea, a boat-load of gun powder, ball bearings, and two large gas cylinders, each weighing about 15 kilogrammes, a solar panel as well as a large number of firearms.

Another cottage used for sleeping and cooking had a shotgun with 20 rounds of ammunition and a large quantity of petrol inside.

The third cottage served as sleeping quarters, a meeting room and a prayer room.

Two bombs made using 15kg gas cylinders, copies of the Koran, clothes, hammocks and a large quantity of survival gear were found inside the building.

The base was believed to have been in use for at least two years.

Rebel bombmaker cottage seen from the outside.

Members of the combined military-police force that overran the rebel bombmaker base.

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