2 teachers die from bomb injuries
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Two teachers from Pitak Wittaya Kumung School had succumbed to injuries sustained from the bomb that exploded in front of the hospital yesterday morning, Dr Amad-Musulam Pohji, director of Narathiwat's Chanae Hospital, said.
The doctor said Nayiha Yeera, 38, died from bomb shrapnel embedded in her skull, right wrist and elbow; while Nurayahan Awae, 35, was found to have shrapnel in her skull and chest. Relatives collected the bodies yesterday.
The bomb in a 12-kilogram metal box, apparently meant for the police patrol truck that was escorting the teachers’ vehicle to school, also wounded another male teacher and two policemen. The wounded – identified as Apichard Benchulamas, 34; Pol Sergeant Taweesak Yosawat, 30; and Pol Lance Corporal Chatchapol Raksat, 32 – were taken to the Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Hospital.
Chanae deputy inspector Pol Lieutanent Pongpan Kapankhiao, who was part of the protection unit, said the seven-strong team on the truck and two motorcycles were escorting the teachers’ vehicle.
