Thai army soldiers practice tactical maneuvers during military operations on urban terrain training in Lop Buri, Thailand, May 18, 2006

Korat: Scavenger Killed by RPG Salvaged From Weapons Range

NAKHON RATCHASIMA — An army spokesman on Wednesday urged people to stop foraging for scrap metal on land reserved for live-fire weapons drills following the death of a scavenger in the northeast earlier this week.

Scavenging on military weapons ranges is blamed for deaths nearly every year, including that of a 54-year-old Korat man who became the latest to die on Sunday.

Full story: khaosodenglish.com

By Teeranai Charuvastra

TN

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