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Bomb attack foiled in southern Thailand
Security forces narrowly escaped death from a powerful improvised bomb buried underground in front of a village defense unit in Narathiwat province.

Hamadma Damaree, 40, a defense volunteer, was waiting for someone to replace him on shift. He sat at a marble table in front of his unit late Monday when he noticed that the dirt underneath the table appeared to have been freshly dug up and replaced. He examined the spot further and discovered what appeared to be a sheet of metal buried underneath the ground and alerted police.

Bomb disposal squad agents used a mobile phone jammer to stop phone signals in the area and spent about 10 minutes defusing the bomb. The device was made of explosives placed in a fire extinguisher and ready to be detonated by a phone signal.

The area where the bomb was hidden is a popular gathering area for police officers and defense volunteers after they finish work.

Suspect in the killing of two policeman arrested

In Yala, police yesterday arrested a man suspected of killing two policemen in 2007 in Yala province. The two were patrolling Bang Lang dam when they were ambushed.

The 37-year-old suspect, Mayalee Doka, denied the charges and told the police that he worked as a village defense volunteer reporting on the movements of terrorists separatists. However the inspector in charge said police had enough witnesses and solid evidence to back up the charges.
Posted by: ryuge 2012-04-24
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