Three police officers killed in Narathiwat blast
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Ending a lull in insurgent attacks in recent weeks, a roadside bomb in Narathiwat's Rusoh district Friday killed three policemen, including a much-decorated senior officer, and seriously wounded three others when it detonated as their vehicle was passing
The powerful bomb, consisting of 90 kilograms of explosives, left a three-metre-wide, two-metre-deep crater in the bridge where it was planted and sent the officers’ vehicle flying for several metres. The six occupants were travelling in their jurisdiction in Rusoh district on administrative duty.
The three fallen officers were Pol Lt-Colonel Jakkrit Wongphrommes, Pol Sergeant Piya Phoophanwer and Pol Corporal Suwes Jantharangsee. Jakkrit, 49, was known to have dedicated himself to peace building and was instrumental in the suppression of insurgents’ activities, foiling several violent attacks.
