Three Students Injured in Roadside Bombings in Thailand’s Satun
Three Students Injured in Roadside Bombings in Thailand’s Satun
SATUN, November 11, 2026 — Three students were injured on Wednesday morning after two roadside explosions sent shrapnel into their school van in Satun province, while separate blasts damaged electricity poles at three locations in neighbouring Songkhla province.
The school van was carrying 11 students from Wichienmatu School in Trang province when the explosions occurred in Thung Wa district, according to the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) Region 4 Forward Command.
The three injured students were initially taken to Thung Wa Hospital. ISOC described their injuries as minor, although a local television station later reported that one pupil had been seriously injured and transferred to Satun Hospital.
Two Explosions Near Security Checkpoint
ISOC said the two blasts occurred at 6.13am and 6.23am near roadside electricity poles, approximately 500 metres from the Thung Wa security checkpoint along the road leading into the district.
Shrapnel from the explosions damaged the privately operated school van and injured three passengers.
Three Electricity Poles Damaged in Songkhla
At around 7am, further explosions struck three locations in Songkhla, damaging electricity poles but causing no reported deaths or injuries.
In Sadao district, an explosion severed the base of a pole beside Kanchanavanich Road, along the Hat Yai-Sadao route, in Moo 5 of Phang La subdistrict near the Phatong boundary. The pole remained standing.
Residents reported hearing two explosions at the location. A passing motorist had noticed the pole leaning abnormally after the first blast. The second explosion occurred as residents gathered to inspect the damage and contact authorities.
In Chana district, another blast brought down an electricity pole at Ban Khlong Kha, Moo 1, Na Thap subdistrict, leaving it across the road. A third damaged pole was reported beside the Asian Highway at Mi Tai Curve, near the boundary between Na Mom and Chana districts.
Military personnel, police and bomb-disposal teams secured the affected areas. Traffic was restricted to one lane at locations where necessary, while security was heightened at other high-risk sites.
Incidents Follow Earlier Attacks in Southern Thailand
The latest incidents came a day after a bomb exploded in Thung Nui subdistrict, Khuan Kalong district, Satun, bringing down a roadside lighting pole and damaging a passing truck. ISOC said bomb-disposal officers also recovered an unexploded timed device.
At around 9pm on November 10, bombings, arson and property damage were reported at eight locations across five districts in Yala province.
The targets included a local administration office, government vehicles, mobile phone towers and security cameras.
At the Yala Subdistrict Administrative Organisation office in Mueang Yala district, attackers reportedly tied up five security guards before bombing and setting fire to the premises and several official vehicles, including a fire engine, refuse truck and pickup.
ISOC did not identify those responsible for the incidents or confirm whether the attacks in Satun, Songkhla and Yala were connected.
The command urged members of the public to report suspicious objects or activities through hotline 1341 or their local task force unit.
