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2 soldiers killed, 9 injured in twin Thai bombings
Two soldiers were killed and nine injured in two related bomb attacks in Yala's province yesterday. The incidents took place on the same day that Thailand's PM unveiled a new road providing a new route between Narathiwat and Yala.The first attack occurred at 10:55 a.m. when a truck carrying army rangers was traveling near a rail line in Raman district and was hit by explosives planted by suspected Two soldiers - Sgt Maj Kiatisak Mahanam, head of a peace-building unit under Ranger Regiment 42, and Cpl Apisak Muangroy - and two paramilitary rangers - Akechai Cha-umdam and Nutpong Saensomjai - were seriously wounded. More than 20 bullet casings from M16 rifles were found at the scene. An electrical cord was also found running from the road into a rubber plantation. About 20 minutes later, a second attack with explosives and rifles was staged near a bridge about one kilometer away from the site of the first attack. The bombs were set off as soldiers rushed to the scene of the first attack in a pickup truck. Sgt Maj Abus Bahakiri, 49, and Cpl Veerasak Hiranprateep, 30, were killed in the second attack. Five paramilitary rangers - Wicharn Saeng-uea, Kampanart Chanprommanee, Somrak Ritbanjerd, Thanu Phoprom and Rodas Mansen - were wounded. There were more than 30 bullet casings from M16 and AK rifles, an electrical cord and the remains of an electrical circuit found at the blast scene. Police believed the attack was carried out by peopled aligned to Busri Adae, a top figure in the Runda Kumpulan Kecil group, who was nabbed by police in Raman district on March 25. It is suspected that the two bomb attacks were intended as an act of revenge. Meanwhile, PM Abhisit and other officials yesterday visited Narathiwat to follow up on the progress of development projects in the south. During a meeting with governors of the provinces, Abhisit stressed the need to increase security measures to deal with Posted by: ryuge 2011-05-01 |
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