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Five troops hurt by bombs, rebel killed in Thai south
 [Bangkok Post] Frightened children huddled on the classroom floor amid the sound of gunfire and a helicoper as Thai security forces and insurgents clashed in a rubber plantation near their school in Narathiwat province on Friday morning. One rebel was killed. Four others escaped but left blood trails behind. In another district of the same province, five members of a security team patroling a road alongside a railway track were injured by the second of two bombs detonated by attackers. The first bomb was detonated about 7:30am when a soldier and five paramilitary rangers were on patrol in Sungai Padi district. The rangers were unharmed and opened fire into roadside bushes they believed were concealing the ambushers. As they were move away from the scene of the attack, a second bomb exploded about 15 meters from the first, injuring five of them. Three were seriously wounded. Shortly before, about 7:15am, police and paramilitary rangers raided a rubber plantation in Chanae district. They converged on a shelter where there were five armed men. The two sides exchanged gunfire for about half an hour. As the rebels retreated, a helicopter was called in to help track them. One insurgent was found dead at the scene. He was later identified as Abdulloh Masae. The clash occurred about two kilometers from Ban Tue Kor School, where pupils had already arrived for classes and could clearly hear the battle. Teachers had them huddle down on the floor for their safety and tried to keep them calm. Posted by: ryuge 2019-01-20 |
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