Thailand: Soldiers Killed, Injured in Deep South Bomb Attacks


Two soldiers were killed and three others injured in a pair of roadside bombings Thursday in Thailand’s insurgency-stricken Deep South as they escorted teachers and students to schools for the start of the academic year, authorities said.

Officials blamed separatist rebels for the attacks in Pattani and Narathiwat provinces, the first deadly bombings in the southern border region since a soldier died in an explosion in mid-July. And although insurgents in the past have targeted schools or security details escorting teachers and students to class, the twin incidents on Thursday were the first such attacks since schools in the Deep South reopened for in-person instruction after the COVID-19 outbreak.

The chief of the Duyong police station in Pattani said the first attack took place shortly after 8 a.m. as a dozen soldiers assigned to Company 4305 were patrolling a road leading to Pakaluesong primary school.

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Source: Benar News