The bomb went off at 7.25am near a bridge in Ban Sawor Hilae (Moo 6) in Tambon Sawor, as the last ranger passed within 10 metres of the explosion, which was focused in another direction.&nbsp;

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Police officers inspecting the scene found a 30cm-deep, 1.2-metre-wide crater with bomb fragments. 
They said they suspected the explosives were placed in a 10-kilogram metal box and detonated by radio. 
Police believe the explosion was part of disturbances ahead of the New Year festival.

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Exploding roadside bomb misses ranger targets in South

Militants are suspected of planting and detonating a roadside bomb with intent to harm a five-member team of patrol rangers in Narathiwat’s Reu Soh district on Thursday morning, but nobody was killed or injured as the explosion was directed toward roadside bushes.