(Bangkokpost.com, TNA)
Three bombs hit southern provinces Wednesday, killing a villager and injuring several others.
The first incident took place in the morning, when a roadside bomb was detonated when defense volunteers were patrolling Ban Talosamilae in Pattani’s Yaring district.
The blast killed a villager and wounded three defense volunteers.
In Narathiwat, two bombs exploded at two separate locations, wounding six villagers.
The first device was detonated on a Sungai Padi district roadside when a teacher protection unit comprising of nine men was passing the site.
No injuries were reported but soldiers exchanged gunfire with an undetermined number of suspected insurgents for five minutes. The separatists then fled into the surrounding forest.
Meanwhile, another bomb exploded at a food shop at midday, wounding six villagers, all of whom were sent to hospital for treatment.
Shootings and bombings occur on an almost daily basis in the three southern border provinces after the insurgency erupted in early 2004.
Nearly 2,000 persons have been killed in the ongoing violence in Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat.
Posted on January 31st, 2007 by marfy
Filed under: Politics & Security
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