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RoP Strikes Again in Thailand

Thu, Aug 3, 2006 at 3:55:49 pm

Two Bomb Attacks Kill 4 In Southern Thailand. (Hat tip: Robert.)

Bangkok, Thailand (AHN) - Four people are killed in two bomb attacks in southern Thailand, a stronghold of Muslim separatists.

A bomb hidden along a railroad in Songkhla province killed three Thai policeman who were inspecting the tracks. A fourth officer was injured. Trains from Bangkok to Sungai Kolok were halted as a result of the attack. Authorities estimate repairs will take at least one day.

In a separate attack, an army officer is killed when a bomb explodes at a school construction site in Pattani town.

The bombings come a day after suspected Islamic militant separatists conducted at least 100 attacks.