Attacks mar deep south 'safety zone' discussions

Attacks mar deep south 'safety zone' discussions

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

A police officer stands guard while investigators comb a checkpoint in Yala province for evidence of Monday’s grenade attack.

BANGKOK — Recent attacks by suspected separatists in the south left one policeman dead and more than a dozen injured even as government and rebel reps meet for another round of peace talks.

Nine police and military personnel were wounded Monday morning when unknown assailants fired a grenade at their checkpoint in Yala province, just four days after a police officer was shot dead at a police station. The latter incident also injured five others.

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