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| Grenade tossed into mosque injures three in southern Thailand |
| 2010-06-21 |
| A woman and two boys were injured when a Aranya Tokayor, 43, Romsu Aming,9, and Amran Kwaeng, 9, were wounded by the explosion as they gathered for morning salah, daily Islamic prayer, at the Nuru Lamuttakin Tabing mosque. The three are being treated at Sai Buri Crown Prince hospital. Investigators said one of two men riding on a motorcycle past the mosque threw a grenade at villagers gathered for prayers. Police who inspected shrapnel at the spot have not identified the grenade type. In Muang district of Yala, about 500 residents of the Nakhon Yala Municipality yesterday joined religious services to bolster the spirits of people in the area which has been plagued with insurgent attacks. The event, presided over by Yala governor Krissada Boonraj, combined Buddhist, Islamic and Chinese religious activities aimed at praying for peace and victims killed in the attacks. Thirty-nine monks were invited to a Buddhist merit-making ceremony in the morning. Twenty-one Islamic leaders then performed prayers. Traditional Chinese kong-tek and Teh Krajad (emptying basket) ceremonies were held in the afternoon to make merit for the dead. Mr Krissada said the grand ceremony was held in the wake of two bomb attacks on the municipality's Ruamit Road on May 26, which killed two and injured 52 people. |
| Posted by:ryuge |