PATTANI, Jan 18 (TNA) – Two policemen were wounded in a
roadside bomb attack by suspected insurgents in Pattani province, southern
Thailand, on Friday.
The explosive device hidden in a garbage bin was detonated
when the patrol police on their motorcycle passing by. They sustained wounds from shrapnel on their
legs and bodies.
Pattani police superintendent Pol Maj-General Payawat
Chalermsri said insurgent groups intended to stage retaliatory attack after
their members had been arrested.
A manhunt is underway for attackers believed to be in the
vicinity, he said.(TNA)
