Mine event in Pattani, Panare area, Thailand on Tue 3rd October 2023

On 3 October 2023, a group of officials stepped on a landmine planted by Malay Muslim separatists in Pa Sak village, Don, Panare (Pattani) while inspecting banners put up by the separatists. According to the investigation, the separatists strategically hung up banners to attract officials for inspection and secretly placed an improvised explosive device under a pavilion located about 100 meters away from the banners. When the team of officials, consisting of 13 officers, including the district secretary and defense volunteers, arrived to inspect the banners, one officer accidentally set off the explosive device, resulting in injuries to all 13 officers.