Four police wounded by series of bombs in Narathiwat
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A BOMB exploded at a teashop in Narathiwat's Yi-ngor district yesterday, wounding a policeman - before three other bombs went off while police were inspecting the scene, wounding three officers.
Police collected bomb fragments and found that each bomb weighed five kilograms and were placed in metal boxes.
The injured officers were identified as Yi-ngor deputy superintendent Lt-Colonel Ratthapol Chanthongpoon, Lieutenant Bundit Chuchat, Master Sergeant 3rd Class Adul-karim Arong and Corporal Wisan Kaewdee.
Meanwhile, a patrol from Narathiwat Task Force 32 escaped unharmed when a roadside bomb exploded in Bacho district yesterday morning. The explosion occurred at about 8am while eight soldiers on four motorcycles left their base.
