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Bomb injures two defense volunteers in southern Thailand
Two defense volunteers were injured, one of them seriously, by a bomb blast in Rangae district of Narathiwat province on Monday afternoon.

Four defense volunteers were riding on two motorcycles to provide security for a village game. As they were passing a rubber plantation, a bomb buried in the road was set off by terrorists militants hiding nearby. The explosion injured two volunteers, one seriously.

The terrorists militants opened fire at the volunteers after setting off the bomb. They fled after a brief exchange of gunfire.

5 alleged terrorists acquitted

Five alleged members of the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) Coordinate, a terrorist separatist group, have been acquitted of charges of murder and terrorist separatist activities.

Prosecutors said that the five - Mustopa Jehya, Ilyas Manwang, Usman Pasi, Yulai Sopon-ae and Ma-asi Boonpon - between November - December 2004 had conducted terrorist activities in various forms in Pattani province with an intent to establish an autonomous state called Pattani State or Pattani Darussalam. The five were alleged to be members of the BRN Coordinate, a terrorist separatist group.
Be sure to watch for some or all of these five to make future appearances here at Rantburg.

Posted by: 2012-05-01
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=343817