NARATHIWAT, June 22 (TNA) – All 16 trains serving the Sungai Kolok-Yala line in Thailand's deep south suspend service indefinitely after suspected insurgents shot dead three railway workers and a police officer aboard a train on Saturday.
Six gunmen aboard the train posed as passengers on a Sungai Kolok-Yala train shot dead three railway workers and a policeman and took his gun. One official was seriously wounded.
The Sungai Kolok train station in Narathiwat was quiet Sunday and passengers must go to Yala's train station to travel further north to Bangkok. Commuters going to Songkla's Hat Yai must travel by bus or van.
Stationmaster Alawi Uma of Sungai Kolok station did not know when service would resume. Passengers holding advance tickets can exchange their tickets for a full refund. He added that it has already noticed passengers, while soldiers and volunteers beefed up security at the station. (TNA) – E004
General News : Last Update : 11:34:10 22 June 2008 (GMT+7:00)
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