Army ranger, volunteer injured by Pattani bomb

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Army ranger, volunteer injured by Pattani bomb

PUBLISHED: 13 May 2025 at 18: 05

The six-wheel army truck shows damage caused by the bomb that injured two rangers in Pattani's Mayor district on Tuesday afternoon. (Photo: 44th Ranger Regiment)
The six-wheel military vehicle shows damage to the weapon that struck two rangers in Pattani’s Mayor city on Tuesday evening. ( Photo: 44th Ranger Regiment )

A wayside bomb detonated on the Narathiwat-Pattani Road in the Mayo city of Pattani on Tuesday afternoon, injuring an infantry ranger and a warrior charity traveling in a vehicle.

The 44th Ranger Regiment’s six-wheel vehicle passed the area, according to Pol Col Torlarp Lengsa, the key of Mayo police station, and the weapon was hidden in the roadside grass and detonated about 1 p.m. &nbsp,

The two injured guards were inside the car. The pilot sped away from the bombing site and contacted a Border Patrol Police Unit 444 island for assistance. &nbsp,

Sgt Maj First Class Samruan Sakda and Thatphong Iemsuwan, both wounded, are in the hospital. Both of their body and feet were hacked with debris.

Eventually, Pattani police chief, Pol Maj Gen Santhat Chuephuttarn, led authorities and bomb-dispose officers to examine the scene. Rocket debris was scattered over the roads and a crater was left by the explosion. The location was set aside for health and closer inspection.

According to police investigators, the vehicle had left the warrior island in Sai Buri district and was headed for Nakhon Si Thammarat. An estimated 10 kilograms of incendiary material were contained in the bomb. &nbsp,