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| Thai soldier loses legs in bombing, three others injured |
| 2009-01-29 |
| A bomb exploded at a roadside food shop in the Investigating authorities said an Army truck carrying 14 soldiers was on a routine patrol in the Yala provincial seat and stopped for a breakfast break as a roadside food-vending area on the Malayu Bangkok-Pongyuerai Road in the Yala provincial seat's Sateng subdistict. Private Tuanamran Guso,23, sat at a stone bench in front of the shop when a bomb, hidden underneath the bench, was detonated by remote control taking off both his legs. The blast wounded other three privates. All four were rushed to hospital in Yala. Meanwhile, in the nearby province of Narathiwat, police said they acquired more information on the insurgent movement from 31-year-old suspect, Muhamad Bali Masa. The suspect was arrested Wednesday after a shootout between an insurgent group and security forces at Ra-ngae district in which Imran Bimayeng, 30, was shot dead. Police said the suspect confirmed the dead man was Imran Bimayeng, a member of the Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK) who was involved in bombing and attacking security forces in the southern province many times. Imran Bimayeang was reportedly an expert in producing bombs and other explosive devices, the officials said. |
| Posted by:ryuge |