Policeman killed and four others injured by bomb in southern Thailand

A policeman was killed and four others were injured when a bomb detonated by suspected terrorists exploded in southern Thailand last night.

The device exploded while the police truck was passing the front of the Maikaen hospital in Pattani province shortly before 7.40 PM local time. Emergency services arrived at the scene to find a burning truck which had crashed into an electricity post on the roadside.