Thread: Southern Violence : 5 policemen, 2 civilians injured in Narathiwat bomb attack

5 policemen, 2 civilians injured in Narathiwat bomb attack

Narathiwat - Five policemen and two civilians were injured Monday when insurgents threw a grenade at a grocery shop and detonated a car bomb to ambush a team officers rushing to first explosion scene.

The car bomb attack damaged 18 vehicle and the ground floor of a 4-storey police apartment building in Si Sa Khon district and a policeman and a civilian were injured.

The first explosion occurred at 11:50 am when an insurgent threw a grenade at the house of Pol Sgt Maj Sanit Kwansuk of Si Sa Khon police station. The house was modified as a grocery shop.

Sanit was sitting in front of the house and was severely injured.

Ten minutes later when troops from Narathiwat Taskforce 37 and police from the district station were rushing to the scene, insurgents detonated a car bomb to ambush them.

The second explosion was about 50 metres away from the first explosion scene.

nationmultimedia.com

Extremists set off another homemade car bomb in the deep South, causing major damage at this five-storey police residence and wounding one bystander and a policeman.
(Photo AFP)



Bomb squad officers inspect the car in which the explosives were placed and driven into the covered car park.

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