A shop is seen in an aftermath of an explosion which ripped through the southern Thailand province of Yala in what appeared to be multiple coordinated attacks in several locations, in Yala, Thailand August 17, 2022. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Emergency service members work in front of a shop after an explosion ripped through the southern Thailand province of Yala in what appeared to be multiple coordinated attacks in several locations, in Yala, Thailand August 17, 2022. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Emergency service members work in front of a shop after an explosion ripped through the southern Thailand province of Yala in what appeared to be multiple coordinated attacks in several locations, in Yala, Thailand August 17, 2022. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

A volunteer checks the temperature of Muslims before they enter a mosque to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Pattani province, Thailand, May 24, 2020. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at a mosque amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Pattani province, Thailand, May 24, 2020. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at a mosque amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Pattani province, Thailand, May 24, 2020. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Muslims use hand sanitizer gel before entering a mosque to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Pattani province, Thailand, May 24, 2020. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

A woman wearing a protective face mask gets her temperature measured at a checkpoint during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Yala province, Thailand, April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

People wearing protective face masks shop for food during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Yala province, Thailand, April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

A woman wearing a protective face mask gets her temperature measured at a checkpoint during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Yala province, Thailand, April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

People wearing protective face masks shop for food during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Yala province, Thailand, April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

A woman wearing a face mask is seen as she shops for food during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Yala province, Thailand, April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

A car bomb scene is seen after an explosion in front of the government's Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre in Yala, Thailand March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Security personnel inspect the site of a car bomb after if exploded in front of the government's Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre in Yala, Thailand March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Security personnel inspect the site of a car bomb after if exploded in front of the government's Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre in Yala, Thailand March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Family members of victims who were killed by suspected separatist insurgents cry during the funeral in Yala province, Thailand, November 7, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Family members of victims who were killed by suspected separatist insurgents cry during the funeral in Yala province, Thailand, November 7, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Family members of victims who were killed by suspected separatist insurgents cry during the funeral in Yala province, Thailand, November 7, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Family members of victims who were killed by suspected separatist insurgents cry during the funeral in Yala province, Thailand, November 7, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Family members of victims who were killed by suspected separatist insurgents cry during the funeral in Yala province, Thailand, November 7, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Family members of victims who were killed by suspected separatist insurgents cry during the funeral in Yala province, Thailand, November 7, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Family members of victims who were killed by suspected separatist insurgents cry during the funeral in Yala province, Thailand, November 7, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

A Thai forensic expert and a military personnel examine the site where village defence volunteers were killed by suspected separatist insurgents in Yala province, southen of Thailand, November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Thai forensic experts and military personnel examine the site where village defence volunteers were killed by suspected separatist insurgents in Yala province, south Thailand, November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Thai forensic experts examine the site where village defence volunteers were killed by suspected separatist insurgents in Yala province, south Thailand, November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Thai forensic experts examine the site where village defence volunteers were killed by suspected separatist insurgents in Yala province, south Thailand, November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Thai forensic experts examine the site where village defence volunteers were killed by suspected separatist insurgents in Yala province, south Thailand, November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Rescue workers transfer the bodies of dead village defence volunteers, who were killed by suspected separatist insurgents, to stretcher trolleys at a hospital in Yala province, southern Thailand, November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Rescue workers push stretcher trolleys carrying the bodies of dead village defence volunteers, who were killed by suspected separatist insurgents, at a hospital in Yala province, southern Thailand, November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

A Rohingya woman is seen detained in a police station after a fishing boat carrying more than sixty Rohingya refugees was found beached at Rawi island, part of Tarutao national park in the province of Satun, Thailand, bordering with Malaysia, June 12, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Rohingya people are seen detained in a police station after a fishing boat carrying more than sixty Rohingya refugees was found beached at Rawi island, part of Tarutao national park in the province of Satun, Thailand, bordering with Malaysia, June 12, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Rohingya people are seen detained in a police station after a fishing boat carrying more than sixty Rohingya refugees was found beached at Rawi island, part of Tarutao national park in the province of Satun, Thailand, bordering with Malaysia, June 12, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Rohingya people are seen detained in a police station after a fishing boat carrying more than sixty Rohingya refugees was found beached at Rawi island, part of Tarutao national park in the province of Satun, Thailand, bordering with Malaysia, June 12, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

A Rohingya woman and her baby are seen detained in a police station after a fishing boat carrying more than sixty Rohingya refugees was found beached at Rawi island, part of Tarutao national park in the province of Satun, Thailand, bordering with Malaysia, June 12, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

An electoral member shows a ballot during the vote counting, during the general election in Yala province, Thailand, March 24, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

An electoral member writes on a board during the vote counting as a police officer stands guard during the general election in Yala province, Thailand, March 24, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Military personnel stand guard as people arrive to vote in the general election at a polling station in Yala province, Thailand, March 24, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

A voter casts their ballot for the general election at a polling station in Yala province, Thailand, March 24, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Soldiers and other people line up for their early vote for the upcoming Thai election at a polling station in Narathiwat province, Thailand, March 17, 2018. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Military personnel and other people line up for their early vote for the upcoming Thai election at a polling station in Narathiwat province, Thailand, March 17, 2018. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

People line up for their early vote for the upcoming Thai election at a polling station in Narathiwat province, Thailand, March 17, 2018. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

People attend a funeral of a buddhist monk who was shot dead at a temple where unknown gunmen shot dead two Buddhist monks and injured two others on Friday in Su-ngai Padi district in the southern province of Narathiwat, Thailand, January 20, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

A bullet hole is seen on an alms bowl at a temple where unknown gunmen shot dead two Buddhist monks and injured two others on Friday in Su-ngai Padi district in the southern province of Narathiwat, Thailand, January 20, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Military police officers are seen at a temple where unknown gunmen shot dead two Buddhist monks and injured two others on Friday in Su-ngai Padi district in the southern province of Narathiwat, Thailand, January 19, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

A buddhist monk looks at bullet holes on the wall of monk's shelter where two monks were injured on Friday at a temple in Su-ngai Padi district in the southern province of Narathiwat, Thailand, January 19, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Military police officers and a buddhist monk are seen at a temple where unknown gunmen shot dead two Buddhist monks and injured two others on Friday in Su-ngai Padi district in the southern province of Narathiwat, Thailand, January 19, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Fishing boats are seen docked at a port as tropical storm Pabuk approaches the southern province of Pattani, Thailand, January 3, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Fishing boats are seen docked at a port as tropical storm Pabuk approaches the southern province of Pattani, Thailand, January 3, 2019. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Thai Muslim judges judge during a bird-singing contest in the southern province of Pattani, Thailand, July 22, 2018. Picture taken July 22, 2018. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Thai Muslim villagers look at birds in cages taking part in a bird-singing contest in in the southern province of Pattani, Thailand, July 22, 2018. Picture taken July 22, 2018. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Devotees carry a religious statue as they take part in the procession of the Chinese goddess Lim Koh Niew, in Pattani, Thailand, March 1, 2018. Picture taken March 1, 2018. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Devotees carry a religious statue as they take part in the procession of the Chinese goddess Lim Koh Niew, in Pattani, Thailand, March 1, 2018. Picture taken March 1, 2018. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF INJURY OR DEATH Rescue workers prepare to carry a dead body out of the site of a bomb attack at a market in the southern province of Yala, Thailand, January 22, 2018. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Military personnel and police officers inspect the site of a bomb attack at a market in the southern province of Yala, Thailand, January 22, 2018. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Police check for explosives outside Baan Bang Khao school after an explosion in Pattani in Thailand January 10, 2018. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

A police checks for explosives outside Baan Bang Khao school after an explosion in Pattani in Thailand January 10, 2018. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Police check for explosives outside Baan Bang Khao school after an explosion in Pattani in Thailand January 10, 2018. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Thai police personnel inpects a torched bus in the southern province of Yala, Thailand December 17, 2017. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Thai police personnel inpects a torched bus in the southern province of Yala, Thailand December 17, 2017. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom 

Thai police personnel inpects a torched bus in the southern Malay Muslim province of Yala, Thailand December 17, 2017. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom