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14 injured in jihadi bombings and shootings in southern Thailand
Southern militants detonated a bomb hidden inside a school in Yala's Muang district Saturday morning, critically injuring one soldier. In another incident, three villagers were wounded in a shooting by a suspected insurgent in Pattani province.Police said the insurgents hid the remote control device in a flower bed at the school. They waited until soldiers entered the schoolyard to check it for safety before detonating the bomb, apparently via a mobile phone. The blast took place shortly after 7 a.m. The wounded 22-year-old soldier was rushed to a hospital in the district. Violence also occurred late Friday after three villagers in Pattani's Yaring district were shot by an unknown gunman. The victims, identified as Sulgifli Bilhem, 22 , Haji Maelae, 22 and Makori Samae, 36, were driving their motorcycles on their way home from a tea shop. Police are investigating the incident. And: Ten people were injured last night when Muslim insurgents detonated a bomb inside a karaoke bar in Thailand's Muang district. The explosion occurred at 8:30 am. Police said the bomb weighed about 5 kilogrammes and was detonated by a mobile phone Posted by: ryuge 2007-03-10 |
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