Two men wounded, dog killed
WAEDA-OH HARAI

Narathiwat _ Two men were badly wounded and their dog was killed when gunmen shot at their motorcycle in Ban Sako, Narathiwat's Chanae district yesterday.

Police said Chaiyan Bamrung, 38, and Kraikan Boonsawat, 35, both from Yala's Bannang Sata district, made a living hunting animals in the woods near Ban Sako. They were riding a motorcycle in the village when gunmen fired several rounds at them with AK rifles and pistols.

Mr Chaiyan was hit in his arms, legs and abdomen and was in intensive care at Narathiwat Ratchanakharin hospital in Narathiwat's Muang district. Mr Kraikan was wounded in the arms and legs but was pronounced safe. The dog died at the scene. Police said the pair might have been mistaken as informants.

In Yala's Than To district, police found a home-made timebomb set to explode at 1pm hidden in a tin left at a roadside shelter near a local post office. It was defused.