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| Southeast Asia |
| Bombing of monk protection unit injures 5 in southern Thailand |
| 2009-02-16 |
| One soldier and four civilians were injured by a time bomb planed by Muslim The explosion occurred on a roadside just 600 metres away from the Waeng district police station at 7 am. No monks were injured. Several of the injured were Muslim parents and students, walking to a nearby foods shop. Police said the bomb detonated by a digital watch exploded while a unit of five soldiers, who were escorting three Buddhist monks to collect alms, were arriving at the scene. Private Chavalit Chaitawatpong, 24, was injured. Wasana Saelua, 55, the owner of the house in front of which the bomb exploded, was also injured. Three others injured persons were Faridah Samoh, a teacher, Rusanee Duerahim, 13, a student, and Dechawet Maha. |
| Posted by:ryuge |