‘Revenge’ attack kills one, injures 5 others in Yala
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A BOMB blast in the southernmost province of Yala Thursday killed a soldier and injured five others as they were helping a local resident renovate a house, police said, suggesting the attack might have been revenge after the recent arrest of a key suspect
The attack also coincided with 12th anniversary of the bloody Krue Se incident in Pattani province, when 32 Islamic insurgents were killed in the historic Krue Se mosque after a wave of attacks swept the deep South and April 28, 2004.
Rangers Thursday were helping a local resident in Yala’s Yaha district with renovations when a homemade bomb stored inside a cooking gas cylinder exploded, police said. The bomb is believed to have been detonated remotely using radio-communication equipment.
Sergeant Tuan-aguchi Bonban was killed on the spot while five other soldiers were injured and admitted to hospital.
Colonel Thanut Pisansithiwat, commander of the 47th ranger taskforce, said the attack might have been in response to the arrest of prime suspect Abdulrohi Saniming, aka “Poh Long”, a few days ago.
