South train attacked, services affectedA bullet hole above the window of the first passenger car of train No 454, which was fired by gunmen in Raman district, Yala, on Sunday. (Photo: Waedao Harai)NARATHIWAT: Southbound trains to Narathiwat were being terminated in Yala on Monday after gunmen damaged a passenger train's braking system in Yala's Raman district on Sunday. Train No 454 from Sungai Kolok to Yala, with five passenger cars, was attacked about 5.05pm near Balo railway station in Raman district, Pol Col Chatree Ratanakoch, chief of Rueso police station, said. Panavech Chanhin, the train driver, said the train had left Rueso station and was passing kilometre marker 1065 when gunmen hiding in trackside bushes opened fire at the locomotive. On Aug 28, a bomb exploded as a train carrying agricultural products approached a railway station in Narathiwat.

Source: Bangkok Post October 04, 2021 03:56 UTC