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Southeast Asia
Roadside bomb kills schoolgirl in southern Thailand
2012-03-17
A schoolgirl was killed and four others wounded, two critically, in a roadside bomb explosion in Pattani province on Saturday.

The five secondary school students were heading home from school on three motorcycles after finishing their exams when the home-made bomb buried near the road went off. Hapueso Sadeh, 18, a sixth grade student, died instantly. Witnesses said that the bombers had intended to attack soldiers on a bus that was traveling in front of the students' motorbikes, but the bomb exploded just after the bus had passed the target.

Police blamed separatist terrorists militants who wanted to incite violence without caring about whether civilians would suffer or die.

The Pattani attack followed the killing earlier on Saturday of a rubber tapper in an ambush in Yala province early Saturday morning. Yuso Daraning, 46, was riding his motorcycle to his rubber plantation when gunmen hiding among the trees fired at him. Yuso was shot and fell from his bike. The attackers then ran to him and shot him again several times at close range. The victim died on the spot.

Ranger gunned down in Narathiwat

Rosali Romasa,25, a ranger of the 44th Ranger Regiment, was gunned down while riding his motorcycle back home in Narathiwat province. Rosali was on leave and visiting his home. On his way, he was attacked by an unknown number of assailants. He was shot in the head and in the throat.
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