Three rangers killed in Narathiwat bombing
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Southern insurgents Thursday greeted the first day of the Kuala Lumpur peace talks between Thai officials and the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) group with a show of force, killing three rangers and seriously wounding eight others with a bomb in Narathiw
Rangers Pornchai Phongern, 21, and Sangkom Huanghung, 27, died at the scene and Peerachat Srinamngern, 28, died in hospital.
Sergeant Montri Kraitep said he was leading the group of 12 rangers on patrol on a side street from Joh IRong to Istear when an unknown number of insurgents detonated the improvished explosive device. He said he ordered his men to fire upon the insurgents to prevent them from approaching and massacring the whole team. An exchange of gunfire lasted about 10 minutes before the insurgents retreated. Montri added that he had called for reinforcements.
The Nation
