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Southeast Asia |
Father, daughter gunned down in one of several attacks in southern Thailand |
2008-08-12 |
![]() Plus: Two soldiers were wounded in a roadside bomb ambush, and a police officer was shot, both incidents taking place in the southern border province of Narathiwat. A remote-controlled bomb weighing five kilogrammes was detonated as 12 provincial paramilitary rangers patrolled a road in Ruso district. The two wounded men were rushed to hospital, while one suspect was detained for questioning. In Tak Bai district, a police sergeant was ambushed on his way to a mosque on Monday morning. Pol.Sen.Sgt-Maj Satsadee Yuso, 50 exchanged gunfire with the gunman, who retreated. Shot in the head, the officer is now in hospital. In Yala's Krongpinang district, nine out of ten schools reopened Monday after closing August 6 when the Baan Krongpinang school director Sitthichai Chan-apiban was shot and wounded. Baan Krongpinang school, the only school which remain closed, is due to reopen Wednesday with better security. |
Posted by:ryuge |