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Gunmen kill three in ambush in southern Thailand
A soldier and two teenagers on a motorcycle were killed after gunmen ambushed an army unit in Pattani province on Monday night.On Tuesday morning, police said that a group of gunmen opened fire at a field army base in Nong Chik district around 8:30 p.m. yesterday. The soldiers returned fire and the attackers retreated. A team of 10 soldiers pursued the gunmen but were ambushed during the car chase. In the fight that resulted, a soldier was killed and two teenaged civilians passing by on a motorcycle were wounded. The two, aged 15 and 19, were taken to a hospital where they died. A father of one of the young victims was also gunned down a while back by suspected insurgents, police said. Train station bomb injures two policemen Two police officers were injured in a bombing near a train station in Narathiwat province. Pol Sgt Chakpong Saengsawat and Pol Cpl Ratthapong Pramoonsap were severely injured in the bombing while inspecting a checkpoint near the Ruso train station after gunmen fired at it. Two attackers on a motorcycle fired at them but no one was injured in the incident. The officers guarding the station were inspecting the site when a bomb near the railway track was set off by a mobile phone signal. The bomb exploded about 200 meters away from the shooting attack. Five men were believed to have carried out the attack. The incident occurred only hours after a car bomb incident in Yala province which killed one Army ranger and wounded 23 others including civilians. A surveillance camera showed the car was parked for around two hours before the car bomb exploded Monday at 8:16 a.m. Images of the driver were captured and investigations continue. Two small gas cylinders were in the cars trunk and were triggered by a radio communication device. Posted by: ryuge 2011-04-19 |
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