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Southeast Asia
Thai soldier severely wounded by grenade blast
2011-12-12
A grenade was shot into a military outpost in Pattani province yesterday, badly injuring a soldier. The grenade, fired from an M79 launcher, was believed to be meant for soldiers who were guarding their base around noon. It hit a tree in the compound and exploded. Sgt Katepon Khonkaen, 25, was taken to hospital with serious shrapnel injuries to his head.

Police believe terrorists militants fired the grenade about 100 meters from a riverbank behind the base. A team of security forces combed the area to track down the terrorists attackers but could not find them.

In Narathiwat province, security forces raided a suspected terrorist hideout of the Runda Kumpulan Kecil separatist movement yesterday, arresting two suspected terrorists militants and seizing a motorcycle bomb. A 60-man team comprising police, village defense volunteers and members of the 45th Rangers Regiment raided a house where members of the terrorist insurgent group were thought to be hiding.

The operation was carried out after information was received which indicated the terrorists rebels had plans to commit acts of sabotage during the New Year holidays. The team searched the house and found food supplies and about a dozen survival items. They also saw a motorcycle parked behind the house. A bomb disposal team was called in to check out the vehicle.

The bomb experts said five kilograms of explosives were packed in a metal box and hidden in the motorcycle. The explosives were designed to be detonated by radio signal.
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