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| One killed, 17 injured in two bombings in southern Thailand |
| 2008-02-04 |
| One person was killed and 11 other persons were injured when suspected insurgents detonated a bomb at a pier in Thailand's far southern province Pattani, where officials and local people were holding a fish-releasing ceremony on Monday. According to news network The Nation, the explosion happened at about 1:20 p.m. (0620 GMT) while the district chief Wirat Prasettoof Mayo district, Pattani was leading local people and officials to a raft where they were supposed to release fish into a canal in Ban Kasoh village, Mayo district, in a ceremony that marked the opening of a religious boarding school for young Muslim children on Monday. About 1,000 local people took part in the ceremony. Wirat was one of two persons who were severely injured in the explosion. Earlier on Monday in nearby province Yala, three policemen and three female civilians were injured when insurgents detonated a bomb aimed at the police officers. The explosion occurred in front of a shop in Muang district (provincial seat) at noon. |
| Posted by:ryuge |