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General speaks after car bombing in southern Thailand
There are over 100 "soft targets" prone to The visit came one day after a car bomb exploded in Pattani town, which as the provincial seat is under the jurisdiction of the governor and the police department, while the military is accountable for surrounding and remote areas. He asked the public not to jump to the conclusion that Army rangers were at fault in a shooting incident last month, in which five villagers were killed, before the investigation is complete. Police are working with sketches of two men suspected of being behind Thursday's car-bombing in Pattani province. One man was seen riding a motorcycle and picking up the driver who parked the bomb-laden vehicle near a public health office. A security source said there was also a time-bomb hidden within the office that did not go off. Senator Anusart Suwanna-mongkhol expressed concern over the mental health of residents and victims after the explosion, which also wounded a three-year-old child. The bomb targeted an event in which civil-defense volunteers were to gather for an assembly near the public health office. Posted by: ryuge 2012-02-11 |
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