Seven soldiers hurt in roadside bomb attack in Narathiwat

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Seven soldiers hurt in roadside bomb attack in Narathiwat



NARATHIWAT: -- Seven soldiers were wounded as southern militants detonated a roadside bomb while they were returning to their base in two trucks shorty last night in Ruesor district of Narathiwat province.

The attack on troops traveling in a convoy of trucks happened shortly after midnight.

A group of 16 soldiers attached to Task Force 30 were returning to their base on a dirt road from Barangae village in Ruesor to Narathiwat.

They were sent to the village upon receiving information some militants were hiding there after hurling a hand grenade at a traffic police checkpoint in Ruesor district on Monday.

They found no trace of the militants in the village.

As they left the village along a dirt road on two pickup trucks, a bomb was remotely detonated.

The explosion hit the first vehicle and wounded seven soldiers. All the wounded were admitted to Ruesor hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/seven-soldiers-hurt-in-roadside-bomb-attack-in-narathiwat


-- Thai PBS 2015-12-23

[chainarong]

And I was lead to believe Thailand was safe and pigs might fly too.................................

[Travelman868]

"I say again, there are no terrorists in Thailand" well there are a few in the South.

Hundreds are killed every year, billions of Baht spent every year on security. Is there any hope of a settlement, I think not

Soooooo isolate them

[lvr181]

Not a recently announced achievement then? Been going on for years. A part of the 20 year plan?

Leadership should step up and really deal with this NOW. Stop talking and make an effort!! There are Thai people being killed and maimed.

Surely dealing with this problem is more important than writing a song for happiness of Thai peoples?

[khaowong1]

Any country that has the military patrolling through towns and villages and being attacked, is no where near being called a safe country. The Thai govt. has blinders on.

[fred Kubasa]

Aren't these soldiers there to protect the citizens ?

[apetley]

"As they left the village along a dirt road on two pickup trucks, a bomb was remotely detonated."

When will the grunts doing the dirty work get real protection?