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4 Army Rangers Killed in Explosion in Southern Thailand

by VOA News

   Thailand police say a roadside bomb blast in the country's restive
   southern region has killed four army rangers.

   Authorities say five other rangers and a civilian were wounded in the
   explosion Friday in Pattani province.

   The Muslim-majority border region has been racked by violence for more
   than a decade as ethnic Malay insurgents battle the government of
   Buddhist-majority Thailand for more autonomy.

   There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast.