One dead, five hurt in Thailand’s restive South

A bomb injured five policemen in Songkhla and a janitor was shot dead in an ambush in Pattani on Tuesday morning.

Five policemen were injured when a bomb hidden inside the petrol tank of a motorcycle parked in front of a fresh market in Songkhla’s Sabayoi district exploded about 9am today, police said.

One of the bomb victims, identified as Pol Lt Col Wissanuporn Duangsri, was in critical condition. They all were admitted to Sabayoi hospital.

Police blamed muslim separatist militants.

Bangkok Post

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