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| Sisters shot in southern Thailand |
| 2010-12-31 |
| Two women were injured, one seriously, in an attack in Yala province late Wednesday night. They were attacked while driving a motorcycle back home by gunmen hiding in a roadside rubber plantation. Halfsoh Pochi, 23, was injured slightly, but her younger sister, Mariya, 18, was shot in the neck and is in critical condition. Miss Halfsoh was able to keep driving and took her sister to the home of a relative, who later took them to the hospital. Police blamed Grenades fired at Thai army base Security increased on southern Thai railways for New Year's and other stuff Thailands state railway service (SRT) will step up security for all routes to the three southernmost provinces to prevent Explosive detection devices have been installed and women rangers will help inspect luggage at Hat Yai junction in Songkhla, the major railway station in the south. Trains will be randomly inspected and special units along the routes will coordinate to provide security. Luggage at all stations will be randomly checked. Meanwhile Narin Chomsawang, 44, a village security volunteer was driving his motorcycle bringing his son to school. He was shot by two teenagers also on a motorcycle. The victim was sent to to a nearby hospital, but fortunately his son was uninjured. On Tuesday, the Thai cabinet cancelled the emergency decree that has been in effect for the past five years in Pattani's Mae Lan district. The government has planned similar actions revoking the decree at Yala's Kabang and Narathiwat's Sukhirin. |
| Posted by:ryuge |