Bombs kill 2, hurt 7 in deep South
Two soldiers were killed and five others injured in a roadside bomb explosion yesterday.
Colonel Suthisak Prasertsri, commander of Task Force 1, died instantly after a powerful roadside bomb exploded as his vehicle passed. The explosion killed soldier Pvt Phanuwat Thanya and injured five accompanying men. Police believed the bomb was detonated by mobile phone. The explosion occurred on a remote stretch of road in Tambon Banangsta. Suthisak was returning from a religious ceremony at a local Buddhist temple. There was another roadside bombing at Khok Pho district in Pattani. One police officer and a civilian were injured.
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