One killed, 28 injured in south Thailand bombing
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{{date|June 8, 2007}}
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One person was killed and at least 28 injured in a bomb attack today by suspected [[w:Islam|Muslim]] insurgents at a crowded tea shop in [[w:Southern Thailand|southern Thailand]].

The bomb, placed inside a bag in a telephone booth near the shop in the provincial capital [[w:Yala, Thailand|Yala]], exploded at about 8 p.m. local time (1300 UTC).

The dead woman was a 24-year-old [[w:Buddhism|Buddhist]], police said. The religions of the other victims were not immediately known. Among the injured, at least five were hurt seriously.

"Two men on a motorcycle placed a bomb inside the phone booth. Immediately after they left, the bomb exploded," Police Colonel Poompetch Pipatpetchpoo was quoted as saying by [[w:Agence France-Presse|Agence France-Presse]].

Another officer said the bombing came at a peak hour for the tea-shop trade in southern Thailand.

"The assailants seized an opportunity to stage an attack when police and soldiers were taking a rest," Police Lieutenant Colonel Jirasit Lomae was quoted as saying by [[w:Associated Press|Associated Press]]. He said security personnel had been standing guard at a trade fair in the province.

===Drive-by shooting, roadside bomb, schools burned===
In neighboring [[w:Narathiwat Province|Narathiwat Province]], a government official and another man were killed and a third injured in a drive-by shooting.

Hami Wani, 45-year-old deputy headman of Ban Salo village, was fatally shot at around 1 p.m. (0600 UTC) as he was driving home. An assistant was also killed, and another injured.

Also in Narathiwat, two [[w:Royal Thai Army|Royal Thai Army]] soldiers were injured in a roadside bombing. The soldiers were part of a six-man teacher-protection unit.

Overnight in [[w:Amphoe Krong Pinang|Krong Pinang]], [[w:Yala Province|Yala Province]], a school was burned by a group of around 20 men who came onto the grounds and overpowered 10 volunteers assigned to guard the school. It was the second school burned in an arson attack in a week in Yala.

===Train service resumes===
The [[w:State Railway of Thailand|State Railway of Thailand]] resumed train service today on its southern lines after repairs were made to tracks that were sabotaged [[Wikinews Shorts: June 6, 2007#Trains delayed by sabotage in south Thailand|earlier in the week]]. Security has been beefed up, with plainclothes and uniformed officers on trains, in stations and patrolling the railbeds and trestles. Railway officials said ridership was down following the attacks.

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    |date=June 9, 2007}}
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    |date=June 8, 2007}}  
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One person was killed and at least 28 injured in a bomb attack today by suspected Muslim insurgents at a crowded tea shop in southern Thailand.

The bomb, placed inside a bag in a telephone booth near the shop in the provincial capital Yala, exploded at about 8 p.m. local time (1300 UTC).

The dead woman was a 24-year-old Buddhist, police said. The religions of the other victims were not immediately known. Among the injured, at least five were hurt seriously.

"Two men on a motorcycle placed a bomb inside the phone booth. Immediately after they left, the bomb exploded," Police Colonel Poompetch Pipatpetchpoo was quoted as saying by Agence France-Presse.

Another officer said the bombing came at a peak hour for the tea-shop trade in southern Thailand.

"The assailants seized an opportunity to stage an attack when police and soldiers were taking a rest," Police Lieutenant Colonel Jirasit Lomae was quoted as saying by Associated Press. He said security personnel had been standing guard at a trade fair in the province.

Hami Wani, 45-year-old deputy headman of Ban Salo village, was fatally shot at around 1 p.m. (0600 UTC) as he was driving home. An assistant was also killed, and another injured.

Also in Narathiwat, two Royal Thai Army soldiers were injured in a roadside bombing. The soldiers were part of a six-man teacher-protection unit.

Overnight in Krong Pinang, Yala Province, a school was burned by a group of around 20 men who came onto the grounds and overpowered 10 volunteers assigned to guard the school. It was the second school burned in an arson attack in a week in Yala.
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