Four army soldiers were wounded, one of them seriously, in an insurgent ambush in Yarang district of Pattani province on Monday, district police chief Pol Lt-Col Tuande Juthanant said.
The attack took place near Buenae Kuebong village in tambon Prachan on Highway 410 (Pattani-Yala) as soldiers of Task Force 21 from Ingkhayuthaboriharn military camp were patrolling in a pick-up. Sgt-Maj Suthipong Wongsambat, 41, was seriously wounded. He was shot in the face and left arm. Also wounded were Sgt-Maj Somchai Nualchan, Sgt Sompan Sonpho and Pvt Somsamorn Sriwan. |