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8 dead in 2 attacks in southern Thailand
Insurgents on Wednesday killed seven soldiers with a bomb detonated under their truck as they patrolled Rangae district of Narathiwat province in the deep South, police said. The explosion occurred at mid-afternoon near Bongo village, Rangae district of Narathiwat (about 790km south of Bangkok) near a hilltop where a Thai patrol on March 2 had surprised a group of Runda Kampulan Kecil (RKK), and killed five.All seven soldiers in the pickup truck on Wednesday were killed. Other booby trapped bombs and nails thrown on the road prevented authorities from immediately getting to the scene. "This was an act of revenge for the deaths of their people two months ago," said Rangae Pol Col Manot Anantarikul, blaming the attack on the RKK, one of a dozen insurgent groups engaged in a separatist struggle in Thailand's three southernmost provinces - Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala. Plus: A Muslim father was killed and his son injured allegedly by Muslim insurgents in this southern border province at noon Wednesday, police said. Police said Halim Sara, 41, was riding a motorcycle with his son, Dailamee Sara, 12, on a village road in Moo 4 Village in Tambon Lohhaloh of Raman district at 12:40 pm when an unknown number of insurgents opened fire at them. Police said Halim died at the scene and his son was severely injured and rushed to the district hospital. Posted by: ryuge 2007-05-09 |
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