Mid Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Saboteurs stop trains in deep South (BangkokPost.com) - Insurgents removed more than 50 bolts from a two-kilometre stretch of train tracks in the restive South, and all temporarily halted operations on the tracks on Thursday morning.Fifty-six nuts and bolts had been removed from tracks between Yala and Pattani's Mai Kaen stations, police said. Trains between these stations had to be stop for safety reasons.. The Post Publishing Public Co Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid Posted July 5, 2007 Author Share Posted July 5, 2007 3 soldiers injured in ambush in South (BangkokPost.com) - Three soldiers were injured when insurgents detonated a bomb before opening fire onto them in Pattani on Thursday morning.Two blasts went off at two locations in Nong Chik district. The first spot was at Ban Pakachinor school while the second one was at a health care unit near by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbk Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 This happened a couple of weeks ago Mid, is this a new incident then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid Posted July 5, 2007 Author Share Posted July 5, 2007 'fraid so .............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid Posted July 5, 2007 Author Share Posted July 5, 2007 Yala train service resumes after sabotaged rails Thursday 5 July 2007 07:54:40 PM (GMT+7:00) YALA, July 5 (TNA) - Thai State Railways workers have fixed sabotaged railway tracks after presumed insurgents removed more than 50 bolts from sleepers in Yala's Raman district early Thursday morning.Without the bolts retaining the rails, the tracks spread under the weight of a passing locomotive, making the engine and carriages leave the tracks. Train service resumed at 7.30 am. MCOT Public Company Limited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 This happened a couple of weeks ago Mid, is this a new incident then? one of many apparently , guess it's not all making the local English language press , surprise , surprise . Three People Shot Dead In Southern Thailand July 12, 2007 15:52 PM BANGKOK, July 12 (Bernama) -- Three people were shot dead in Narathiwat province Thursday as suspected insurgents tried again to sabotage the train service in restive southern Thailand.snip Insurgents, fighting for independence for the Muslim-majority provinces of Yala, Narathiwat and Pattani, hit the train service frequently, with at least 10 sabotage cases reported since last month. snip. -- BERNAMA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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