One Killed, Three Injured In Pattani Bomb Blast

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SOUTH CRISIS
One killed, three injured in Pattani blast
The Nation



PATTANI: -- A motorcycle bomb attack aimed at a special task force unit patrolling in Pattani's Thung Yang Daeng district killed the unit leader and injured five other soldiers.

The 20-kilogram bomb hidden in a motorcycle near the Paku Bridge on the Ka Por-Thung Yang Daeng road went off at 12.10pm, hitting the 10-soldier team's pick-up truck that was returning to base from a community-related activity.

Team leader First Lieutenant Boonpeng Butyothee succumbed to his injuries.

Earlier, security officials inspected the sites of two separate shooting incidents in Ma-Yor and Yarang districts that took place on Monday night.

In Ma-Yor district's Tambon Luboh Yeerai, officials inspected a pickup truck modified for public transport that ran on the Yala-Sai Buri-Ton Sai route, which crashed into a tree after driver Marohpee Ma, 46, was shot dead.

Marohpee was driving home with his wife and teenage son on Monday night when two men on a motorcycle chased after them and shot at the truck three times. Marohpee was hit in the neck and died, crashing the truck into a tree on the roadside. His wife and son were not injured. Police blamed separatists for this attack.

In Yarang district's Tambon Moh Mawee, police checked out another Monday night shooting scene in front of Ban Taladnad Tonmakham School. They found a Mira car with bullet holes in the windshield.

The car owner, Master Sergeant First Class Pongsakorn Klomkhunthod, 52, was on an intelligence mission when he was shot dead by two men on a motorcycle.

In Narathiwat's Muang district, security officials found a sign with Malaysian flags on either side, reading "Kedamain Takkan Lahir Selama Hak Pertuanan Tidak Diakui Stop" or peace will not be born until the landowner says stop. Upon inspection of the site, police found a hoax bomb buried under the sign.

Authorities suspect that the same group posted similar signs in Pattani and Narathiwat in late March to protest against the peace dialogue with Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) representatives in Malaysia.

-- The Nation 2013-04-17

[Locationthailand]

So if Thailand is now on high alert for the Boston bombing they must be in control of the South?

[A Member]

So if Thailand is now on high alert for the Boston bombing they must be in control of the South?

Will Boston PD have opened a " war room " and be liaising with the Thai Embassy ?

[fakename]

The south is not the problem, its Boston!

[DRONGOH]

The south is not the problem, its Boston!

What I personally believe, ALL the problems in THAI are caused by El Nino.