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Local official gunned down in southern Thailand
A Thai Muslim was killed in a drive-by shooting in Pattani border province Tuesday afternoon. Manase Kortae, 38, was gunned down by a pillion rider while he was riding his motorcycle back home. He was shot driving past a school. The two attackers sped off after gunning down Manase, a member of the village committee.Warrant sought in car bombing Police are seeking a warrant for the arrest of an important Ayu Dorloh, 22, was identified through security camera footage and eyewitness accounts. The bombing was recorded from several vantage points. The footage showed the blast came from a Honda Wave motorcycle parked outside a rice porridge restaurant. The blast killed one woman and wounded 17 other people on Monday afternoon. "We believe the attack may be linked with the Feb 13 car bomb because both were detonated by the same radio devices," said local police chief Chote Chawalwiwat. Eighteen people were injured and 12 shophouses were destroyed in the previous bomb attack the same road. Locals whose assets were damaged in the incident have expressed grave concern over the repeated violence and are demanding more security measures. Restaurant owner Porntep Dilokskol, who believes his business suffered damage amounting to one million baht in the latest bombing, blamed lax security in central Yala. He said that, even after the Feb. 13 attack, there were still no security officers stationed in the area, though some territorial defense volunteers were present for a spell. "They stood guard for only a short while and left," he said. "Standing about for just two hours in the morning does nothing." His neighbour, Anan Lirahawong, the owner of a gold shop that was seriously damaged by the bomb, said he had no idea when the insurgency would end, or where he could flee to. "Everywhere is the same. There are also quarrels in Bangkok," he said. The deep south has suffered three major bombings this month. Besides the two blasts in Yala, a car bomb in Narathiwat province on Saturday wounded 17 people. Posted by: ryuge 2011-02-23 |
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