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| Today's bombings, shootings, sabatoge and raids in southern Thailand |
| 2007-08-03 |
| Meanwhile, Thai security warned to play nice Two Thai Army Rangers and a local resident were slightly wounded in a bombing, and two gunmen clad in black clothing fired on a local government office but no one was injured in Yala on Friday. The bomb was detonated when a vehicle carrying a Ranger patrol passed a village in the provincial seat. Two Rangers and a passing villager on a motorcycle sustained minor injuries and were rushed to hospital. Pol. Col. Poomphet Phiphatphetpoom, superintendent of the municipality district police station inspected the Tase sub-district Administrative Organisation (TAO) office which was attacked by two gunmen on a motorcycle. After firing on the TAO office, the men left the scene, scattering spikes and dummy bombs on the road to impede police pursuit. Meanwhile, in Narathiwat, joint military and police forces raided an area in Ruso district and detained two suspects on Friday. One suspect, Muha Mudsugree Uma, confessed to shooting village heads and villagers in Ruso and Srisakhon districts, as well as in Yala's Raman district. He was transported under guard to a military camp in Pattani for questioning. His wife, initially detained as the other suspect, was released after the police determined that she was not involved in Meanwhile, the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) delivered an urgent order to commanders of the provincial police bureau and senior military officials in the four southern border provinces of Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat, and Songkhla to adhere to the rule of law in detaining Plus: Twelve schools in Pattani's two district temporarily closed on Friday after students and teachers were left stranded at school on Thursday afternoon when suspected insurgents ambushed a teacher protection unit, felling trees to block roads, and strewing spikes on roads. Teachers from six schools in Nong Chik district will discuss clear-cut security measures with security agencies and local authorities on Friday. They plan to keep nine schools closed until their safety is guaranteed by effective security measures. The educators said Thursday's disturbance frightened teachers and students alike. Some 70 teachers and students in six schools in Nong Chik district are affected because roads were blocked by trees, spikes, and unidentified objects which might have contained bombs. Because of the road blockages, the teachers, staff and students at the schools could not travel home on Thursday. About 100 security personnel spent three hours to clear the roads and remove the debris. Helicopters hovered over the roads to provide security, as the roads were cleared and teachers left school safely. In Yaring district, three schools also close on Friday after a bomb killed a policeman and wounded five others from the teacher protection unit on Friday. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #3 Is it just me, or is the tempo stepping up in Thailand? |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2007-08-03 11:54 |
| #2 Don know, wxjames, but Polynesians have the lock on massive vowel use in names. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2007-08-03 09:46 |
| #1 Pol. Col. Poomphet Phiphatphetpoom, superintendent of the municipality district police station Poomphet Phiphatphetpoom :) Try saying that fast. Are all Thai names so colorful ? |
| Posted by: wxjames 2007-08-03 09:40 |