THURSDAY, March 28, 2024
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Yala bomb blast kills 3 police, leaves 2 seriously wounded

Yala bomb blast kills 3 police, leaves 2 seriously wounded

Three police officers were killed and two other officers seriously wounded in a roadside bomb attack in Yala’s Krong Pinang district Friday.

Police suspect that a group of insurgents, led by Hubaideela Rommeulee, was behind the attack, as the area where the attack took place is their turf.
Yala police chief Maj-General Itthipol Atchariyapradit ordered police teams to inspect target areas in the hunt for the culprits.
The attack happened around 10am while seven policemen were travelling on two pickup trucks on a road in Ban Benya Moo 1 ville in Tambon Purong. They were gathering intelligence in the area about insurgents as well as a drug-trafficking ring. 
Police said the home-made bomb directly hit one truck, hurling it into the air and breaking it in two. 
Corporal Natthapong Chatdam, 28, Lance Corporal Suriya Noonim, 32, and Lance Corporal Atthapol Luathep died at the scene. Corporal Siriwat Yotha, 30, and Lance Corporal Nareubet Meunnoi, 25, were seriously wounded.
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