Motorists warned after bomb blast on main road in Pattani

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PUBLISHED: 23 Jul 2024 at 10: 33

The armoured police pickup truck was thrown off Road 42 by the bomb explosion in Nong Chik district in Pattani on Monday night that injured six policemen. (Photo:  Abdullah Benjakat)
Six policemen were hurt in a bomb blast in the Nong Chik city of Pattani on Monday evening when the armored authorities pickup truck was thrown off Road 42. ( Photo: &nbsp, Abdullah Benjakat )

After a wayside weapon injured six officers on Monday night, the army has advised vehicles to be vigilant while driving along this southern province’s main road.

The bomb detonated on Road 42 in Nong Chik district on Tuesday, according to the southern front office of the Internal Security Operations Command ( ISOC). &nbsp,

An armored pickup carrying six police officers passed the weapon as it went away. They were returning to basic from a work station. &nbsp,

The car was blown off the road and down an hillside by the explosion’s power. Additionally, it started a clean fire.

All six on panel were taken to Pattani Hospital. Rebels were held responsible for the attack by ISOC.

A major thoroughfare connects Songkhla to the three different southern counties, Narathiwat, Pattani, and Yala, and Road 42 connects them.

After the explosion, explosive experts were studying the field, so the road was cut off. Travelers were advised to take an alternative way if possible and to be alert when crossing the road. &nbsp,

The fire was triggered by a bomb targeted police on Road 42 in Nong Chik district in Pattani. (Photo:  Abdullah Benjakat)  

A fireplace started by the weapon that hurt six officers burns in the brush along Road 42 in Pattani’s Nong Chik area. ( Photo: &nbsp, Abdullah Benjakat )