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| Southeast Asia |
| Jihadis target railway bridges, kill soldier in southern Thailand |
| 2007-01-15 |
| Two bombs planted by suspected Muslim insurgents damaged a bridge and disrupted rail traffic in parts of southern Thailand on Monday, officials said. No injuries were reported. A bomb exploded on rail tracks running through the Rangae district of Narathiwat province, leaving the tracks intact but prompting about an hour's delay as security personnel inspected the area for more bombs, said Montakan Sriwilas, a spokeswoman for the State Railway of Thailand. Train services resumed around 10 a.m. (0300 GMT). He said authorities believe insurgents were behind the blast. Another bomb exploded before dawn at the foot of a bridge in the Bajor district of Narathiwat province, causing minor damage, police said. Separately, one soldier was killed and five others injured in a bombing in nearby Pattani province Sunday night. |
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