Bomb kills soldier, civilian gunned down in southern Thailand
A soldier was killed by a bomb and a Muslim civilian was shot dead in the latest violence in Thailand's restive south, police said on Thursday.
The bomb was detonated as troops travelled in a pickup on a patrol in the town of Yarang in Pattani province. Five soldiers were wounded. In a separate incident, police found the body of a Muslim man in a pickup in the same district. Police told Reuters he had been shot by terrorists insurgents, probably late on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, in the neighbouring province of Yala, three soldiers were wounded by a roadside bomb.
Posted by: ryuge 2009-07-09 |