The perpetrators bombed the police station in Raman district, damaging the cars and the officers were safe.

The perpetrators planted a bomb on a police car on the side of the Wang Phaya-Tha Thong road in Raman district, Yala province, causing damage to the car. Fortunately, the officers were safe.

The Tha Thong Police Station in Raman District, Yala Province, was notified that a bomb had been planted on a police car on the side of the Wang Phaya-Tha Thong road. Initial reports indicate that the police officers at the Tha Thong Police Station in Raman District are safe, but the car was damaged.

The incident occurred at a termite mound next to an electric pole on the side of the road. It was damaged by the force of the explosion. Electricity was cut off in the vicinity of the village. Nearby, a four-door armored pickup truck, Toyota Revo model, bronze-silver color, was found parked on the side of the road. The left side of the vehicle was found to have been riddled with shrapnel in several places. The tires were burst and could not be used.

After the incident, military officers from the 41st Ranger Regiment Task F
orce took control and blocked off the route to prevent unrelated persons from passing through, except for people living near the area to use caution. Initially, the 41st Ranger Regiment officers used a drone to inspect the damage at the scene and inspected the surrounding area to assess and report the situation before coordinating with the bomb disposal team to inspect the area again.

Before the incident, officers from Tha Thong Police Station were driving 3 government vehicles with 6 officers patrolling to maintain safety for people in the area of ??responsibility. Along the way, an unknown group of assailants detonated a bomb that had been planted earlier, causing a violent explosion. The third police car, which was the last one, was damaged. Fortunately, all police officers were safe.

The initial cause is believed by officials to be the insurgents’ attempt to show off their potential in the area. Information found that the incident occurred on the side of the road between Ban Ko, Tambon Tha Thong, Amphoe
Raman and Ban Wang Phaya, Tambon Wang Phaya, Amphoe Raman, Yala Province. The area was previously the site of a bombing incident that killed a former village headman several years ago.

Source: Thai News Agency