Soldier injured in Yala attack
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A soldier leading a military patrol team was seriously wounded when a roadside bomb exploded in Yala's Muang district yesterday morning.
Sergeant Suthep Kongchuay, 26, from the No 5011 Yala 11 special unit, sustained a shrapnel wound in his left eye while he and his eightstrong team were patrolling the YalaLam Mai road at around 7am. Police suspect the bomb attack had been carried out by a group of militants led by Madari Arong and Nurisam Wani.
