Deep South Bombing Spree Continues, Killing One Ranger
By Khaosod English


The crater caused by a roadside bomb in Narathiwat that killed one ranger and injured six others, 14 July 2015.

NARATHIWAT — A paramilitary ranger was killed and six more rangers were severely injured by a roadside bomb in southern Thailand’s today, the latest in a spate of attacks that claimed six lives over the weekend.

Police say the rangers were traveling in Narathiwat province when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle at around 8.50am. The bomb - made from 50 kg gas canister – ripped the rangers’ pick-up truck in two, police said. One ranger died and six others were severely injured.

According to police, the rangers were returning to their base after escorting a group of public school teachers, who are often themselves the target of Muslim insurgents in the region.

A police officer blamed the attack on "terrorists," referring to the separatists who have been waging a bloody campaign to secede Narathiwat and its neighboring provinces of Pattani and Yala from Thai authorities for the past decade. The secessionist violence also occasionally spills to the nearby province Songkhla - a popular destination for Thai and Malaysian tourists.

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-- Khaosod English 2015-07-14

A country's most pressing and most uncomfortable problems being virtually ignored by a self-indugent, arrogant and unfair leader will eventually lead to his downfall.