Four police officers were injured, two of them seriously, when an improvised explosive device (IED) was detonated near a police booth in Nong Chik district of Pattani province on Friday morning.
The explosion occurred at about 7.30am, when the officers were on duty near the police booth at the Don Yang road intersection, next to a petrol station.
The blast seriously injured two of them and they were immediately rushed to the district hospital. The two others sustained minor injuries. The area was quickly cordoned off and an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) unit combed the area for more IEDs.
Police and other security units have been instructed to increase security, especially for vulnerable targets and teachers, after receiving intelligence indicating that insurgents are planning to intensify their bombing campaign in the restive Deep South.
