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| Two Thai rangers killed in bombing |
| 2013-04-01 |
| Two military rangers were killed and four others injured in a roadside motorcycle bomb attack in Pattani's Mayo district Saturday afternoon. The deaths came a day after Capt Siwat Sripujyo, the commander of a security patrol, was killed and 14 other members of his unit wounded in an ambush that set off a gunfight on Friday in Narathiwat's Rueso district. The latest bombing occurred at about 2:30 p.m. just as a group of military rangers was patroling a local road in tambon Koh Chan. The six were traveling in a pickup truck severely damaging it when the bomb exploded. A car owned by Mayo District Hospital that was following the truck also was damaged by the explosion but its driver and passengers were unharmed. After detonating the bomb, the attackers fired at the rangers and a gun battle raged for about five minutes. A combined security force later searched the area but found no suspects. In Yala, a suspect wanted by police in at least five gun attacks between 2005 and 2009 was detained at his hideout in a rubber plantation in Ban Rae. Abdulloh Pula, 34, a Than To district resident, was caught after a tip-off by villagers. Mr Abdulloh was wanted in connection with a gun attack on Wiroj Kaeothawon in 2005 and another attack on Thawatchai Sakuljaroenwong the following year. In June, 2008, Mr Abdulloh was believed to have carried out two more attacks. Most recently, he was believed to have been behind a gun attack on Hama Mamadaehae. All the attacks happened in Than To district. |
| Posted by:ryuge |