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| Southeast Asia |
| One soldier killed, one injured in southern Thailand |
| 2011-11-19 |
| A soldier was killed Friday and another was wounded in a bombing while patrolling PattaniÂ’s Yarang district. The explosion killed Sgt Kongsin Chankampa, 43, and injured Pvt Songkran Promtrai, 21. An initial investigation found that while the two army officers were on foot patrol, an unidentified attacker detonated an improvised explosive device hidden near a bridge. In other developments, Maj-Gen Supat Vichitkarn met Friday with local education representatives in the three southern border provinces to discuss adjustments to security measures on teacher protection. The meeting came after five teachers of Ban Lahan School Thursday afternoon were shot in Narathiwat province. The wounded were School Director Sitthichai Wannajitcharoon, 51, Pimonrat Promthongrak, 42, Sahawan Wannajitcharoon, 30, Mayuree Kasitwuth, 58 and Panatda Kwanpan. 11 schoolteachers, including the victims, on two vehicles were going to their homes after school. The vehicles were approached by a gunman wearing a uniform looking like that of a government soldier, who shot at them and then fled. All five of the injured remain hospitalised. Following the attack, Ban Lahan School was closed today and will resume classes on Monday. |
| Posted by:ryuge |