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| 3 wounded in southern Thai terrorism |
| 2007-06-05 |
| One Thai government soldier was wounded in a bombing here [Narathiwat], and a father leaving his child at school was shot and wounded in Narathiwat. The roadside bomb went off in Rangae district when a teacher protection unit was patrolling the area to provide security for teachers on Tuesday morning. Army corporal Sampao Songrasri was injured by the explosion and was rushed to hospital. At about the same time in Rueso district, local resident Sa-aree Buena was shot by presumed insurgents after dropping his son at school. Meanwhile, State Railway of Thailand train service in the three southern border provinces has been halted for repair work as suspected insurgents removed bolts from sections of the tracks in several locations in Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat. Monday's derailing of a train in Pattani occurred because bolts the tracks to their sleepers had been removed. About 100 State Railway of Thailand workers are repairing the vandalized track and are moving the derailed locomotive and three carriages back onto the rail track, and move them to a railway yard for whatever repairs are required. The extent of the damage to the rolling stock was not yet clear, but it is expected that the track repair work will be completed on Wednesday. Soldiers and police are guarding the site where the workers are working to prevent any further attack. Plus: Insurgents detonated a roadside bomb in Yala province Tuesday morning, wounding one soldier on a taskforce guarding teachers. The blast took place at an entrance to a school in Than To district. The victim was identified as Pvt Narong Pengpiban, 23. He was blasted when checking safety along the Yala-Betong road. |
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