Ranger volunteer killed by bomb trap in Pattani
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A ranger volunteered was killed when he stepped on a bomb trap while patrolling a road to provide security for teachers in Pattani Wednesday morning.
The explosion occurred at 6:30 am on a road in Rawo villge in Tambon Don of Pattani's Panare district.
Putthapong Homsung, 22, was killed at the scene when the blast blown off his legs and cut his body and head.
He and five other ranger volunteers were patrolling the road when he spotted an irregular thing on the roadside. He stepped on the bomb trigger while he was walking to check the thing. Police said the bomb was assembled inside a cooking gas cylinder and it had about 25 kgs of explosives.
