Bomb targets Thai soldiers in revenge of deadly deep south raid

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Bomb Targets Soldiers in Revenge of Deadly Deep South Raid
By Khaosod English


The blast site of a roadside bombing in Pattani province, 24 April 2015.

PATTANI — Four security officers in Pattani province were injured by a bomb that appeared to be planted in revenge for the the military raid that killed four civilians last month.

The explosive detonated on the side of Mayor - Thung Yang Daeng Road when a military vehicle drove by this morning, slightly injuring two soldiers and two paramilitary rangers who were riding in the truck. Two more unexploded IEDs were found near the site, police say.

The blast took place less than 30 minutes after police found a banner in nearby To Chud village that vowed to avenge the killing of four men by security officers in the village on 25 March.

The banner, hung near the village's entrance, read: "The four dead of To Chud will not die in vain."

The four men, in their early twenties and thirties, were shot dead by security officers during a raid that the military said was an attempt to arrest insurgents who were planning to stage attacks against the authorities in the region. The military initially told the media the four victims were armed militants who opened fire on security officers, prompting the officers to shoot back.

However, an independent committee ruled on 6 April that the four men were not related to the ongoing Islamic insurgency in the region, or armed when the raid took place, citing forensic evidence and witnesses' testimonies.

Lt.Gen. Prakarn Chollayuth, the army commander who oversees Pattani and its neighboring provinces, accepted the committee's finding and publicly apologized for the incident the following day.

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-- Khaosod English 2015-04-24

[EnglishJohn]

Any outcry from the local people about this one ?.

Are informants rushing to the police to demand the perpetrators are prosecuted ?.

No, I thought not.

The more the press make of any mistakes by the Army, the more the terrorists will use it for publicity in their attacks. I still haven't read any report about what actually happened leading to the 4 getting killed. Some of this blood is on their hands.