Bomb, gunfight injure two rangers in Narathiwat

Narathiwat - Authorities detaind two men in connection to a Friday roadside bomb attack followed by a gunfight that resulted in the injuries of two paramilitary rangers in this southernmost province.

The attack took place in Narathiwat's Sri Sakorn district at around noon Friday when a squad from Ranger Unit 4502 was conducting routine patrol in this highly contested district.

The bomb was set off manually via an electrical wire that was tied to a five kilograms explosive and run into the wooded area about 150 metres from the roadside. The insurgents were targeting a sixman patrol....