Roadside IED kills soldier, injures two in Narathiwat
A non-commissioned army officer was killed and two others were injured when the pickup truck they were travelling in was struck by a roadside IED in Waeng district of Narathiwat province today.
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A non-commissioned army officer was killed and two others were injured when the pickup truck they were travelling in was struck by a roadside IED in Waeng district of Narathiwat province today.
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