Seven soldiers killed in Pattani
Insurgents killed seven soldiers in Narathiwat's Rangae district after bombing their truck. They shot at point blank the soldiers who were injured by the explosion to ensure that all were dead.
The soldiers were returning from a training session in an army pick-up truck when insurgents remotely detonated a 20-kilogramme roadside bomb near a school in the district.
The insurgents then shot at point blank the soldiers who were injured and scattered at the spot at the impact of the explosion. They then snatched the soldiers' M16 rifles and handguns.
Police in the area said the militants had scattered spikes on the road to prevent rescue workers from reaching the scene of the blast, which left a two-metre wide crater.
The attack came as Prime Minister Surayud Julanont is scheduled to visit Pattani, one of the troublesome deep south province, with his cabinet members on Sunday.
The Nation
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