Three policemen killed in Thailand blast

Three policemen were killed and two others injured on Friday in a bomb blast in southern Thailand, officials said.

The bomb was hidden along a road in Purong district in Yala province, and was detonated when a van carrying the policemen was passing by, a senior police official told EFE news.

One injured policeman was in critical condition, the official added.

--IANS

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