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| 3 killed, 6 wounded in southern Thailand |
| 2011-06-09 |
| Three people were killed and six others were wounded in three separate attacks in Narathiwat province on Wednesday. Police said two villagers were killed and five members of a security unit were seriously injured in two attacks by The first attack was carried out by two men who arrived on a motorcycle at a grocery shop at about 11 a.m. The pillion rider walked into the shop pretending to look for some things before firing three shots from an 11 mm handgun at Sompong sae Oui, 54, the shop owner, injuring him seriously. The two attackers then apparently placed a home-made bomb under a shelf in the store before leaving on the motorcycle. When a security unit arrived at the scene, the bomb was activated remotely with a mobile phone. The blast seriously injured all five members of the security unit -- Pol Capt Sirirat Arunklao, Pol Sgt Vachira Ruangkaew and Pol Cpl Sopian Sama-ung, all from Cho Ai Rong district police station, Prasit Ratbasri, an assistant district chief, and Sayuti Sa-a, a defense volunteer. All six of the injured men were admitted to the local hospital where Sompong, the shop owner, succumbed to his injuries. A second attack, also on a grocery shop occurred around the same time. Two men arrived on a motorcycle and the pillion rider fired three shots from a 9 mm pistol at Narong Banchongkachatharn, 72, the shop owner, instantly killing him. Also in Cho Ai Rong district, when a five-member security force was on the way by pick-up truck to examine the two previous incident scenes, a bomb which was planted in a motorcycle left on the side of the road went off. The bomb caused no damage or casualties because it exploded after the pick-up truck had passed the spot. In Sungai Padi district, a man was killed and his wife seriously wounded in a drive-by shooting in NarathiwatÂ’s Sungai Padi district on Wednesday morning. The couple was attacked about 8 a.m. while on their way to work on a motorcycle. Two men on another motorcycle followed and the one riding pillion drew an 11 mm pistol and shot at them. Monthon Samathithabdee, 50, was hit in the back and chest and died at the scene. His wife, Boonsri Thongkam, took bullets in her chest and right shoulder. She was taken to a local hospital where doctors diagnosed her condition as critical and transferred her to another hospital. The Sungai Padi police chief blamed separatist |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #5 I believe he was just reiterating the usual MSM coverage of the subject. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-06-09 20:30 |
| #4 This is exactly the sort of viewpoint expressed by certain elements, if you know what I mean. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2011-06-09 17:13 |
| #3 #1 - I find your argument unconvincing. Guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-06-09 16:42 |
| #2 Very insightful, Skid. ;-p |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2011-06-09 15:47 |
| #1 |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2011-06-09 10:33 |