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| One killed, dozens hurt by two bombings in southern Thailand |
| 2013-08-14 |
| An officer with a bomb disposal unit was killed and more than a dozen others injured in two bombing incidents in southern Thailand last night and this morning. This morning at 9 a.m., a bomb disposal officer died when a bomb exploded as he and security personnel were investigating a location where Sungai Padi district office chief Sayang Chanachaiwong was shot last night at 9 p.m. The blast also wounded eight officers who were on duty and a member of the public who was at the scene. Sungai Padi District Police chief Police Colonel Wuttipon Yenjit said police did not go to the scene of the incident last night fearing it was a trap to detonate a bomb when security forces were investigating. In a separate incident in Pattani province, a security volunteer and five others, including a 13-year-old boy, were wounded when a bomb exploded in Kampung Muangtia last night. The blast, which was activated using a cellphone, took place when a crowd was busy putting out burning tires on the road. Maelan District police chief Police Colonel Phitak Uthaitham said police did not rush to the scene because it was a dangerous area. |
| Posted by:ryuge |