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| Bomb kills one, injures five in southern Thailand |
| 2016-05-01 |
| [The Nation] A bomb explosion in Thailand's southernmost province of Yala killed a soldier and wounded five others as they were helping a local resident renovate a house, officials said, suggesting the attack might have been revenge after the recent arrest of a key terror suspect. The attack also coincided with 12th anniversary of the bloody Krue Se incident, when 32 people were killed in the Krue Se mosque after a series of attacks swept the far South on April 28, 2004. Rangers yesterday were helping a local resident in Yaha district with renovations when a homemade bomb exploded. The bomb is believed to have been detonated remotely. Sergeant Tuan-aguchi Bonban was killed on the spot while five other soldiers were wounded and admitted to hospital. Colonel Thanut Pisansithiwat said the attack might have been in response to the arrest of prime suspect Abdulrohi Saniming, aka "Poh Long", a few days ago. He said, "We know who is behind this blast and we will find them." Meanwhile in Pattani province, police inspected a crime scene in Yarang district where a drive-by shooting on Wednesday night killed a man and wounded his wife. Tractor driver Chirasak Insri was gunned down while he and his wife were riding a motorbike. A man drove by them on another motorbike, shot at them and fled from the scene. |
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