Fourteen injured in southern bombings
Eleven soldiers and three civilians were injured in several bombings in the deep South yesterday.
Seven members of an army patrol sustained minor injuries when a roadside bomb exploded in the Bacho district of Narathiwat at 7am.
Seven district officials travelling to the scene in a personnel carrier escaped injury when a second roadside bomb exploded. In Sungai Padi district, three soldiers sustained minor injuries when a bomb exploded during a routine patrol. In the afternoon, a roadside bomb was detonated in Rangae district and injured Private Leab Wewichaigo, 22, a teachers' guard. Police said the soldier was with 15 squad members escorting Ban Kathong School teachers to their homes. Soldiers opened fire on suspected militants, who fled. In Pattani, a roadside bomb exploded in Khok Pho district, injuring well-known village headman Kuheng Sa-I. In December, Kuheng was ambushed by suspected insurgents. He killed two in a gun battle. He was decorated for bravery by Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont. More than 1,900 people have died in violence in the Muslim-majority region in the past three years in spite of government promises to restore peace.
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