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Southeast Asia |
Three policemen killed in bombing in southern Thailand |
2009-02-12 |
Three civilians gunned down as well Three policemen, including a district deputy chief, were killed and another was seriously injured when An army spokesman said the incident happened around 8.40am when the police team was returning to the Nong Chik police station after escorting teachers to school. He said that while passing the Ban Prang village, located about 20km from the Pattani town, the bullet-proof pick-up carrying the policemen was hit by the bomb, believed to have been detonated using wires by insurgents hiding in nearby padi field. Nong Chik deputy police chief Pol. Col. Yuthakarn Plianpho and two of his subordinates were killed while another was rushed to the Pattani Hospital with serious injury. "We believe the Also: Also in Pattani, a 40-year-old Muslim deputy village chief was gunned down in a drive-by attack late on Wednesday, shortly after two other men, aged 29 and 45, were shot dead in front of a school nearby. |
Posted by:ryuge |
#2 Until the Thais start taking it as seriously as they did the commie insurgency. |
Posted by: Fred 2009-02-12 08:40 |
#1 this is Macro F7, right? |
Posted by: Frank G 2009-02-12 08:00 |