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Southeast Asia
Bomb kills two policemen in southern Thailand
2011-05-24
Two police officers, a man and a woman, were killed and another policewoman seriously injured in a bomb explosion in Narathiwat province on Tuesday morning.

They were part of a community relations team, led by Tak Bai's district police chief, which was heading for Taba village to distribute supplies to locals.

The team traveled on two pick-up trucks. Just before the vehicles reached the village, terrorists insurgents detonated a home-made bomb hidden in the road by radio. The blast severely damaged the second vehicle which was carrying food and other items and had a number of police on board.

The driver, Pol Cpl Suwich Kongsri, 38, and policewoman Cpl Ubonwan Chindaphet, 33, were killed. Another policewoman, L/Cpl Wipawan Kongsud, 26, was seriously injured.

A bomb disposal unit which examined the scene reported that the bomb weighed 20 kg. The explosive was contained within a fire extinguisher.
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