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Bomb near school kills father, daughter in southern Thailand
 [Bangkok Post] A bomb blast killed a man and his 5-year-old daughter as they arrived at her school, and injured eight other people in Narathiwat province on Tuesday morning. In Pattani province, a bomb concealed at a resting place used by security teams blew up, injuring a volunteer ranger on teacher proection duty. Security officials said the Narathiwat bomb was detonated when parents were delivering their children to school in Tak Bai district. Ten people - four policemen, teachers and parents - were injured. Military spokesman Pramote Phrom-in condemned the attack at a school as inhumane. He also criticized non-government organizations who were accusing the government of violating suspects' rights, but not taking a stand to protect victims of the violence. Authorities in Narathiwat said later the bomb was placed on a motorcycle parked in front of a shop across from the primary school. The motorcycle was stolen when the owner was murdered on June 19. Cdr Krisana Yuansa-ard, commander of a special unit in Narathiwat, blamed an militant group led by Romli Jehyi for the attack. Security officials had monitored its movements but did not expect it to attack the school while pupils were arriving there. In Pattani, a ranger volunteer on teacher security detail was injured by a bomb blast at a roadside shelter in Panare district on Tuesday morning. The shelter, on the edge of a field beside the road, is often used as a rest stop by security teams. The bomb exploded when a teacher escort team arrived there. Posted by: ryuge 2016-09-07 |
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