IED in Raman district of Yala province

Four police officers providing protection for teachers and one villager were hurt in a roadside bomb attack in Raman district of Yala province. The blast occurred on a local road at Na Toey village Moo 3 in Tambon Kotabaru, said police at Kotabaru station. Upon arrival, the officers found a partially damaged police pickup truck parked about 50 meters away from the scene. The vehicle’s left side was perforated by bomb shrapnel.  The blast left a deep crater about 5×3 feet on the road.