Pickup-bomb injures two, damages buildings

Two problems in the South as the Tak Bai murder case’s Friday deadline approaches.

The car bomb explosion started a fire near the Panare police station in Panare district of Pattani early Thursday morning. (Photo: Abdullah Benjakat)
Early on Thursday night, a car bomb detonated near the Pattani district’s Panare police depot, setting off a fire. ( Photo: Abdullah Benjakat )

In Panare region on Thursday night, a weapon hidden in a stolen pickup exploded, killing two defense volunteers and destructive state property.

Around 1:30 a.m., the blast occurred on a path close to the Panare police station and neighborhood office.

The fire damaged the police depot, near state cars and another property. Two active members of the defense were hurt.

The weapon was inside a Mitsubishi Triton pick truck that was being delivered to the Panare district’s Ban Nam Bo management organization.

Prior to that, about 10 men had gone into the regional administration organization’s business, tied up the four there-going employees, and taken the delivery.

Three soldiers were seriously hurt in a third bombing attack on Wednesday afternoon in Narathiwat’s Rangae area.

As a group of men passed by, the explosive was hidden in an underwater drain hose and detonated.

The two bombings took place just before Friday’s expiration of the statute of limitations for the Tak Bai murder event.