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| Nine wounded in bombing in southern Thailand |
| 2010-07-20 |
| Nine people - three soldiers, three defence volunteers and three villagers - have been wounded in a bomb explosion at a roadside bus shelter in Narathiwat's Sungai Kolok district. The blast took place yesterday about 5pm while a six-member patrol unit from Narathiwat Task Force 36 was stopped at the shelter near a three-way junction on the Asian Highway in Sungai Kolok municipality. They were preparing to set up a checkpoint in front of the shelter when a bomb placed in a 5kg metal box behind it exploded. District police said nearby insurgents had activated the blast using a mobile phone. Three soldiers, three defence volunteers, one male and two female villagers were wounded in the attack and admitted to the district hospital. Weera Parnton, 50, a teacher at Pattani Technical College, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Pattani's Muang district on Sunday while standing in front of a laundry about 10pm. Three men on a motorcycle approached Weera and shot him three times before fleeing in a waiting vehicle, witnesses said. Weera was later pronounced dead. Somphan Lampa, 46, was also attacked by two unidentified gunmen in Nong Chik, although he survived the attack. Mr Somphan was driving a pickup when he passed by two men standing by the road, each wielding a pistol, police said. One fired at Mr Somphan, hitting him in the cheek. |
| Posted by:ryuge |