One man was killed and eight people were wounded in two separate incidents in Pattani province on Saturday.Two monks and six policemen were wounded in a roadside bomb explosion in Muang district on Saturday morning. The Buddhist monks, escorted by police, were collecting alms on foot on the road in front of Prince of Songkla University when the home-made bomb buried at the side of the road exploded.
The two monks and the six policemen were hurt and admitted to Pattani Hospital. Police blamed separatist
In Panare district, a gunman shot and killed a local administrator at a teashop. Witnesses said that Arsi Madae, 48, was drinking tea at the shop when a gunman walked up to him and shot him several times at close range with 9 mm pistol. The assailant then fled. Arsi was hit several times in the torso and died on the spot.