Bomb wounds 3 policemen in Pattani

Three policemen were slightly wounded by the explosion of a home-made bomb in Muang district of Pattani province on Monday morning, police said.

Pol Col Kirati Wae-yuso, the Muang district police chief, said the attack occurred about 8am while the three policemen were patrolling near the foot of Chabang Tiko bridge in tambon Sabarang.

The bomb, weighing about 10 kilogrammes, was detonated remotely. The explosion caused minor injuries to Pol L/Cpl Sudiruman Yilate, 29, Pol L/Cpl Yosying Chuchangwang, 27, and Pol L/Col Phumdej Trintrakan, 25. They were admitted to Pattani Hospital.

Earlier, about 7am in Nong Chik district, a cloth banner was found hanging on the wall of Padae Lalong School in tambon Bo Thong. The banner had a message written in the Malay and Thai languages attacking state authorities.

Near the banner, a bag containing a suspicious object was found hanging from a tree branch. Police examined the bag and found only electrical wires but no explosives inside.

Three other similar cloth banners were found at three locations - one in front of Ban Khon Muang School in Nong Chik district, one in front of Khlong Khut Mosque in Nong Chik district, and the other at a village in tambon Rata Panyang of Yaring district.