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| Three local officials unhurt after bombing in southern Thailand |
| 2014-03-20 |
| A well-known local official and two other local leaders escaped unhurt when their vehicle was hit by a bomb in Pattani province on Tuesday night. Police said the blast took place about 10:30 p.m. as the three were traveling in a car. The vehicle was crossing a bridge near a school when a bomb buried nearby was detonated. The explosion was premature and damaged only the front of their vehicle. The three men inside escaped unhurt. Meanwhile, A 60-member security force yesterday sealed off a village in Yala province and detained a 27-year-old man for questioning in connection with three gun attacks this year. The unit, a combined force of soldiers, rangers, police and local administrators, raided four houses where the suspects wanted for the shooting incidents were reportedly hiding. The suspect, who was not identified pending further interrogation, denied any involvement in the shootings that killed five people. Authorities believe the killing of a former special branch police officer in Yala province on Monday, whose body was also set on fire after he was shot, was the work of the same gunmen who earlier gunned down a military ranger on Jan 2 and three rubber latex buyers on Feb 22. An examination of bullets collected from the scenes shows they were fired from the same gun. Warrants have been issued for the arrest of four more people in connection with the shootings. They are identified as Dorapah Sahama, Kaya Jehni, Adnan Hami and Abdullormae Hayiwani. |
| Posted by:ryuge |