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Thailand: RCIED Injures Three Security Volunteers

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TRIPwire, 12 July 2019

On 12 July 2019 at approximately 0750 hours local time, a radio-controlled IED (RCIED) detonated on the side of a road in Muang district as four security volunteers drove by on motorcycles. Three of the volunteers sustained injures. Security officials say the RCIED was inside a metal box and weighed at least 3 kg (6.6 lb). Debris included a radio device, electrical wires, and a battery. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities blame southern insurgents active in the area.

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Philippines: Hand Grenade Thrown at Restaurant

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TRIPwire, 12 July 2019

On 11 July 2019 at approximately 0040 hours local time, a hand grenade detonated after a male suspect threw the ordnance in front of a restaurant in Quezon City. No casualties were sustained and the restaurant was undamaged, while two vehicles sustained minor damage. Investigators recovered a safety lever, a striker spring, and fragments from an MK2 grenade at the scene. Authorities did not establish a motive for the attack.   

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