A soldier was wounded in a bomb explosion on Sunday morning in Bannang Sata district of Yala following following a gun attack on an army base on Saturday night, police said.
At about 7pm on Saturday, a group of militants opened fire at the operation base of Infantry Company 7053, but inflicted no damage or casualties.
On Sunday monring, a patrol was sent from the base to scour around the camp. While at the intersection of Ban Bacho in tambon Bacho, a bomb planted at the spot was remotely activiated.
Pvt Damrong Wanprom, 22, was wounded in the right thigh by shrapnel in the explosion. He was admitted to Yala Hospital.