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NARATHIWAT: A ranger and four volunteers received minor wounds when a roadside bomb exploded in Chanae district on Friday.
The bomb was hidden at the entry to a bridge across the Sai Buri River. It was detonated about 11.20am when a vehicle carrying rangers and volunteers drove past.
The explosion injured five members of the ranger patrol - Sgt Maj Prasert Komutklang, and ranger volunteers Kiattisak Bamphoengphon, Thaweechai Hom-uthai, Asmawee Yodkaew, and Watcharin Sitthinoi.
The vehicle was wrecked but their injuries were minor, police said. They were taken to Chanae Hospital.
Police blamed southern insurgents.