One police major was killed and four other officers were injured when the blast from a bomb, hidden under a road in Bannang Sata district of Thailand’s southern province of Yala, impacted the pickup truck in which they were travelling today (Friday).

 

The five-man team, led by Pol Maj Prasarn Kongprasit, the investigative inspector for Bannang Sata district police, was on their way to investigate the torching of road rollers by suspected insurgents last night.

 

Six rollers in Banang Sata and Than To districts were damaged.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/police-officer-dies-four-injured-in-insurgent-attack-in-yala-province/

 

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with all the police bashing ...

remember ... 

they risk their lives.

R.I.P.

 

Suspected Islamic terrorists, insurgents is used to make it sound less horrific and more justified.

Terrible attack again. My heart goes out to the injured police officers and the family of the deceased.

As usual the police were driving in a standard unarmoured pickup truck. while the Army has Stryker APCs being washed and polished to death in barracks around Bangkok.

R.I.P. … horrible situation in the south 

20 hours ago, DJ54 said:

R.I.P. … horrible situation in the south 

Yup. I know firsthand as I have lived in the area for nearly seven years now, being one of very few farangs in the 3 Southern Border Provinces region.

 

Late last year we had a car bomb explode in town and cause havoc and many victims. The perpetrators still haven't been caught.

The only way out is political, but both sides seem to not wanna give an inch. Some parties aren't even invited to the negotiation table. It's a mess without an end in sight.