[Bangkok Post] A lieutenant and two paramilitary rangers suffered bullet and shrapnel wounds when their armored pickup truck was bombed twice and then attacked by gunmen in Narathiwat province on Wednesday. The attack occurred on a local road in Chanae district. The target was a pickup truck commanded by Lt Paibool Boonchuai. The lieutenant and two paramilitary rangers were driving to attend a meeting on assistance for local farmers in the district.
The first bomb damaged the truck, but it was able to keep going. The second bomb then went off a little further up the road. It knocked down an electricity pole, partially blocking the road. Gunmen emerged from the opposite side of the road and opened fire on the truck with assault rifles. The patrol was able to drive through the ambush and escape.
All three soldiers were wounded and they sought help from local residents about a kilometer down the road. They were taken to the Hospital, where they were being treated for shrapnel and bullet wounds.