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Southeast Asia
Thai terrorists attack military outposts
2011-12-14
Terrorists Insurgents launched bomb and gun attacks on two military outposts in Narathiwat province early yesterday but caused no injuries.

The first attack took place at the office of the Suvaree tambon administration organisation (TAO), which houses a military outpost. An improvised bomb, planted near the wall of the TAO, went off at 2 a.m. Nearby, another bomb exploded at the same time.

The assailants then threw a grenade onto the roof of the office. This caused the soldiers to return fire. The attackers retreated. There were no casualties.

The explosions left two holes in the wall and damaged the TAO office and equipment. Pieces of metal and batteries were found scattered around the area.

Soon afterwards, another group of attackers in a pickup truck fired an M79 grenade into another military outpost, about 2 km from the first outpost, but the grenade missed the target. A roadside rubber tree was felled to block the route, about 1.5 km from the second military outpost.

Police said the attacks were believed to be by members of the Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK) terrorist separatist movement.

A police investigation revealed that 40-50 heavily armed RKK terrorists insurgents split into three groups to carry out the attacks. One of the groups planted two bombs near the wall of the TAO. Police believe the attackers wanted to use the explosions to damage the wall before they stormed the outpost. Since the impact of the explosions was strong enough, the attackers threw a grenade into the outpost.

Another group of terrorists insurgents attacked the second military outpost to prevent authorities from sending troops to help those in the first outpost.

Pol Col Sathanfa said the attacks were well planned. He believed they might have been carried out by the same group of terrorists insurgents who raided a military base in Narathiwat on Jan 19. Four soldiers were killed and six others injured in the raid.

In Pattani province, resident Wirat Bamrungwong, 43, was gunned down in a drive-by shooting yesterday morning. He was attacked by two men on a motorcycle while on his way to work.

Also in Pattani, Sompob Yuseng, 45, a fish trader, was discovered dead with bullet wounds to the head and body on a local road on Monday evening. His relatives said he left home on a pickup truck about 3 a.m. on Monday to buy fish at the market. His vehicle had been stolen.

Thailand's cabinet yesterday extended the executive decree on public administration in emergency situations in the three southernmost provinces for another three months to March 19. The current emergency decree, which permits authorities to arrest and detain suspects without court approval, expires next Monday.
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