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Bombing in southern Thailand kills famous police station chief
 A police station chief here, who made headlines when he asked for a transfer out of the southern border province, was fatally injured in an ambush by Pol Col Sompien Eksomya was fatally injured when his pick-up truck was hit by a blast in Ban Thabchang village in Tambon Talingchan of Bannang Sata district at 1:30 pm. He was visiting villagers with three subordinates who were also injured. The Sompien has been working in the deep South for 20 years and has been recognised for his good relation with local people. He once made headlines when went to the Government House to file a complaint that he wanted to be moved out of the region so that he could spend the rest of police service peacefully. According to this article: Songkhla native Col Sompien was known as the Fighter at Budo Mountain' and Iron Leg' as most of his patrols were carried out on foot. He sounds like a good man. The terrorists' have, once again, demoralized the local community, which is a 'victory' from their perspective. I hope that the families of these terrorists are proud of the monsters in their midst. *spit* Posted by: ryuge 2010-03-12 |
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