UDON THANI — A combined force of police officers and soldiers combing an area where burnt human bones were found last week in Ban Phue district discovered more burnt bones at five other spots on Sunday, police said.
Police last week searched the area located about 400 metres off a gravel road to Ban Khambon Wiang Chai in tambon Nong Waeng and discovered 16 piles of burnt human bones, apparently after the bushes were razed in a recent wildfire.
A new search was carried out on Sunday involving 50 army officers from Prajak Silpakhom Military Camp and 50 local police including provincial forensic science officers. Scanners were also used to detect bullets and spent cartridges.
More burnt bones were found at five other spots, bringing the number of spots with piles of burnt human bones to 21.
The newly-found bones would be sent to the Forensic Medicine Institute at the Police Hospital in Bangkok for examination on Monday.
The result was expected to be known in two weeks, said Pol Maj Gen Peerapong Wongsaman, the Udon Thani police chief.
It was reported that residents in nearby areas suspected the site was where victims were brought to be killed and burnt, mostly sitting on auto tyres. Some of the victims were said to have been burnt alive.
