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| Soldier, retired serviceman killed in southern Thailand |
| 2013-06-19 |
| A soldier was killed in a bomb attack and a retired sergeant major was gunned down in Pattani province yesterday. In Mayo district, a roadside bomb went off at around 7:45 a.m. when soldiers providing security for teachers were on patrol. The blast injured Sgt Muhammad Wattanabamrung and Sgt Bakkrim Arsae, as well as a six-year-old girl who was sitting inside her home. They were taken to a local hospital, where Sgt Muhammad was later pronounced dead. In Nong Chik district, a retired sergeant major was killed in a drive-by shooting. Witnesses said they saw a gunman on a motorcycle shoot Sgt Maj Pradit Sangsorn, 70. The victim was riding his motorcycle to get groceries. The gunman fled after the shooting. Meanwhile, in Yala province, a bomb attack injured a soldier, two volunteer rangers and a six-year-old girl yesterday. The bomb exploded at around 8:40 a.m. at a roadside shack in Raman district when a security team providing protection for teachers stopped to rest. The explosion wounded three members of the team. In Narathiwat province, a bomb tore up a roadside bus stop, but there were no casualties. |
| Posted by:ryuge |