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| Soldier wounded in bombing in southern Thailand |
| 2009-08-12 |
| A bomb injured one paramilitary ranger Wednesday morning while two villagers were wounded Tuesday night in bombings in the southern border province of Pattani. A paramilitary ranger was injured in an explosion while investigating a suspicious object in Kapho district according to local authorities. The soldier is being treated in hospital. Meanwhile, Sapi-ing Sama and Yagi Wamae were injured in a bombing Tuesday night near a school in the provincial seat. An initial investigation by police and the forensic science unit found that a remote controlled bomb had been hidden in a metal box at an electric pole opposite the school. At a crime scene, security personnel also found fragments of the box, batteries, wires, an electric bulb, a switch and a remote control device. The incident is believed to have been done by As violence has escalated in Pattani, the police have been instructed to be more careful when they are on duty. They were ordered not to inspect any suspicious material by themselves but to wait for a bomb disposal team. |
| Posted by:ryuge |