Two soldiers killed and three injured in roadside bombing
Two soldiers were killed and three others were seriously injured when a roadside bomb went off Sunday in Tambon Taloh of Narathiwat's Reu Soh district. The five-strong team of Infantry Company 15124 was patrolling the area in an armoured pick-up truck whe
The bomb killed Sergeant Major Piyapong Imphram and Private Krittikorn Meunlin, and seriously wounded three soldiers, including team leader First Lieutenant Sukrit Kanchanakhlod. Police blamed the separatists for the attack.
Meanwhile, Thai Buddhists in Yala said the May 1 drive-by shooting that killed six people including a two-year-old boy in Pattani’s Muang district had shaken them. Khuha Muk Community leader Rakchai Suwan said the recent attack was severer than previous incidents because the victims were innocent people. This had frightened the region’s Thai Buddhists, he said. “Many of us are now extra cautious when going out while some people have even moved away,” he added.
Another resident Suwan Panboonleu urged the insurgents to stop the attacks and join others in assisting Thailand’s development.
Religious leader Nimu Makaje said the Pattani attack stemmed from conflicts over the peace dialogue between the Thai government and separatists in Malaysia, and called on BRN liaison office chief Hassan Taib to name those who carried out the drive-by attack.
