Suspected Islamic terrorists militants, some of them dressed in women's clothing, shot dead two policemen Monday in Thailand's troubled Muslim-majority south, police said.
Four terrorists militants riding on two motorcycles -- two wearing Muslim women's dress and two wearing fake army uniforms -- opened fire on the policemen who were guarding a gold shop in Narathiwat province, said police. Both police officers died on the way to hospital.
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A soldier was injured in a bomb attack as he was checking a fake kilometer marker made by terrorists insurgents. Sgt Naret Mahachai, 31, was checking a suspicious marker on Krongpinang-Yala road when the explosive hidden inside exploded. The sergeant, suffering from broken leg and wounds, was rushed to a hospital nearby.
Initial investigation believed that the terrorists insurgents placed the marker to lure soldiers to inspect it before triggering the explosive. Arriving at the scene of attack, police cordoned off the area and sent bomb squad in to make sure that there was no more explosive.
Sgt Somkid Srija, the team's chief, said that he and his team were patrolling the site which was about 800 meters from a school before they noticed the suspicious marker. Naret was sent in to inspect it. |