By Xinhua,
Bangkok : Insurgents Saturday morning detonated a huge bomb along an important rail track in Thailand’s southernmost Ruso district, causing suspension of rail service in the entire south of the country.
The 10 kg bomb, wrapped inside a big iron box, was detonated by a mobile phone signal while six railway inspectors were checking facilities along the track at about 7 a.m., the Traffic Radio reported.
One railway inspector was injured in the blast and was rushed to hospital, the radio said.
Thailand’s three southernmost provinces – Yala, Narathiwat and Pattani – have been troubled by insurgency-related violence which has claimed more than 3,500 lives since early 2004.