தாய்லாந்து: மகளுக்கு முன்னரே தந்தை சுட்டுக்கொலை

மகளை அழைத்துக்கொண்டு நகரத்துக்கு சென்றுகொண்டிருந்த ஒரு பௌத்தர் அவரது மகளுக்கு முன்னரே சுட்டுக்கொல்லப்பட்டார். தாய்லாந்தில் இஸ்லாமிய பயங்கரவாதிகளை கைது செய்வதால் கோபம் அடைந்த இஸ்லாமிய பயங்கரவாதிகள் இவ்வாறு கண்டமேனிக்கு பௌத்தர்களை கொல்வதில் இறங்கியுள்ளனர்.

Father killed, girl unhurt in drive-by
ABDULLOH BENJAKAT

PATTANI : An eight-year-old girl escaped unhurt when her father was killed in a drive-by shooting in Yarang district yesterday. Worasak Polpala, 35, was taking his daughter to the city. He rode a motorcycle on the Pattani-Yala road when gunmen on motorcycles approached and shot him several times.

He died at the scene.

Authorities suspected militants attacked him in retaliation for the recent arrest of heavily-armed suspects in the province.


In Narathiwat's Bacho district, a bomb went off in a water drainage pipe along the Narathiwat-Pattani road as a patrol team drove past around 1am on Saturday. No one was hurt.


A bomber detonated the 20-kilogramme homemade bomb stuffed in a gas tank, presumably aimed at a navy patrol team. But the bomb malfunctioned and went off when the team was already 20 metres away from the spot.


A bomb squad found the detonation wire about 50 metres away from the bomb.


Another explosive was found at the scene, believed to be targeting a bomb squad.


Fourth Army commander Lt-Gen Pichet Wisaijorn said the bomb detonation at the drainage pipe proved authorities had done a better job monitoring their respective areas and militants could no longer plant a bomb under the road.


He praised the public for their greater cooperation, which gave authorities a morale boost.


Soldiers have been told to listen to villagers' troubles and lend a helping hand where necessary