[The Nation] Three Thai border policemen were injured by a roadside bomb in Yala province yesterday, hours after a civilian was shot and injured. The three officers were on patrol aboard two motorcycles when they were hit by the blast. Authorities believe the attacks were committed by militants.Police later said that a civilian was shot on Monday night near the site of the bomb. So it seems likely that militants wanted to draw police out to the scene and then attack them with the roadside bomb.
In Narathiwat, two gunmen on a motorcycle fired on Task Force 32 headquarters on Monday evening before fleeing after soldiers returned fire. Task Force 32 has often been targeted since its men killed 13 militants in a well-planned ambush last year. Militants also fired on a security outpost in Yi Ngor district on Monday evening.
Back in Yala, security officials arrested three men, top suspects reportedly trained by foreign terror group Runda Kumpulan Kecil and wanted on nine arrest warrants between them. The men have been identified as Matorhe Sile, Saudi Ding-u-seng and Mahama Mamidong.