Bomb attack kills 2 police

[Lite Beer]

Bomb attack kills 2 police
The Sunday Nation

This bullet-riddled pickup truck was used by a group of border patrol policemen when they were attacked in a drive-by shooting in Pattani yesterday morning. Two of them were killed and three others were seriously injured.

PATTANI: -- Two border patrol policemen were killed and three other officers were seriously injured in a drive-by attack in Pattani yesterday.

In a separate attack in the deep South yesterday, a para-military ranger and a civilian were wounded in a bomb explosion in Narathiwat.

The drive-by shooting In Pattani's Sai Buri district occurred at 7.10am as the five policemen were travelling in a pickup truck in tambon Paseyawor to buy food supplies.

Police said that at least eight suspected insurgents using a motorcycle and a pickup truck chased the police truck and opened fire on them.

Senior Sgt-Major Pongsak Srisarin, 53, and Senior Sgt-Major Nipon Neungkhota, 50, died instantly from gunshots to the head and torso.

Investigating police collected 28 spent AKA bullets, three spent M16 bullets and three spent 9mm bullets at the scene.

It was also reported that two insurgents used a motorcycle with a fake bomb to block the entrance to the nearby Thampawas Temple, which is used as a border police outpost, to prevent a quick response to the attack.

In Narathiwat's Cho Ai-rong district, suspected insurgents detonated a 5kg roadside bomb in Ban Aipayae at about 9.30am that targeted a paramilitary ranger squad which was on a community relations mission.

Motorcycle-riding ranger Songsak Phumphet, 27, and villager Yeh Sulong, 36, were injured and taken to Cho Ai-rong Hospital.

Lieutenant Prapit Kaewkhai, chief of Ranger Company 4808, said he and 11 rangers were travelling in a pickup truck and on two motorcycles to a school when the bomb went off

-- The Nation 2014-02-09

[Suriya4]

Suthep PCAD never like or Trust the police.

Before this, in the last encounter in infront of the Army Club, PCAD beat the shit almost to his death of one of the police detective.

[Davidhere]

Another failed policy of the Yingluck administration.

[noitom]

Thailand - war on two fronts, Bangkok and the south.

[OMGImInPattaya]

Seems it was more like a bullet attack but whatever. And what a cheapo truck, a few bullet holes and the door handle falls off!

No justice, no peace.

Edited February 9, 2014 by OMGImInPattaya

[assayer]

Suthep PCAD never like or Trust the police.

Before this, in the last encounter in infront of the Army Club, PCAD beat the shit almost to his death of one of the police detective.

Sorry Suriy4, Could you point out the referrence to Suthep/PCAD to me. I don't see anything about them in this article.

[englishoak]

Oh come on people the deep south is a totally unrelated issue, if you want someone to blame then look no further than the army and the insurgents down there... thats about it.

[chainarong]

Whilst you have a Shinawatra walking the corridors of power, you will never have piece in the south, come to think of it, probably most of Thailand, must be great to feel wanted .

[chainarong]

Oh come on people the deep south is a totally unrelated issue, if you want someone to blame then look no further than the army and the insurgents down there... thats about it.

You are correct in that assumption , although Thaskin Shinawatra didn't help the piece effort prior to 2006, now did he.

[Thailand]

RIP

My condolences to their families.

[Bluespunk]

Suthep PCAD never like or Trust the police.

Before this, in the last encounter in infront of the Army Club, PCAD beat the shit almost to his death of one of the police detective.

Terrible post to make. Two men have been murdered and all you do is spout irrelevant BS.

Leave the current protests out of stories like this.

[Benmart]

Seems it was more like a bullet attack but whatever. And what a cheapo truck, a few bullet holes and the door handle falls off!

No justice, no peace.

People were killed and flippant comments about a door handle are indeed cheap as well.

BTW, a high velocity round can take more than a door handle off quite easily. But then, one must have experience in this area and not just from the comfort of a couch.