When returning to center, insurgents blamed attack on a five-car military fleet.
PUBLISHED: 8 May 2025 at 11: 45
Officials in Yala have named southern rebels as the cause of a Wednesday roads bombing accident that left two military engineers hurt.
A fleet of five automobiles carrying 21 soldiers was passing along Kotortuera community in Raman district at around 5pm when the bomb detonated on a nearby road. After dredging a river in another village, they were returning to their center.
Two army engineers were hurt when the second car was struck by the explosion, which caused the other vehicle to be hit. Sgt. Maj. First Class Jamorn Channiyom suffered ringing lips, and Sgt. Phanuphong Phanchan suffered eye injuries and stomach discomfort. They were taken to Raman Hospital in an ambulance.
Police, men, and local authorities were escorted to the fire site by Raman police stop chief officer Pol Col Adul Ngor.
Police thought the assault might have been the product of militants ‘ efforts to cause upheaval.
In the southern regions of Narathiwat, Pattani, and Yala, where separatists want greater independence for the region’s predominately Muslim territory, violent situations have been increasing in recent months.
Gunmen killed four people last week in the Tak Bai and Chanae regions of Narathiwat state, including a nine-year-old woman and a 76-year-old deaf person.
Since 2004, when the rebellion resumed after a long absence, more than 7, 000 people have died.