Piddling blast

Worha Baeloh, 42, suffered injuries to his feet and face. He was riding his motorbike on Tanyong-Ngee Ngor Road when he stopped to answer the call of nature and triggered a booby trap at the base of a tree.Police believe the bomb was aimed at soldiers.
    He is the fourth victim in recent weeks of booby-trap bombs. Muslim and Buddhist leaders yesterday visited and donated money to three other victims: Charoen Dangtae, 64, who lost his left leg, Jiraporn Rattanaprom, 41, who lost her leg, and Muhammad Lahteh, 9, who also lost his left leg.
    Narathiwat deputy governor Pradit Sukhonthasawat visited Muhammad and presented the boy with a Bt500,000 scholarship.