27/07/2025
🇹🇭 Officials Rush to Assist Civilians Following BM-21 Rocket Impact in Kantharalak District, Si Sa Ket Province, Resulting in 1 Injured and 1 Fatality
🇹🇭On 27 July 2025, at approximately 17:00 hours, a BM-21 rocket struck the area of Sao Thong Chai Subdistrict, Kantharalak District, Si Sa Ket Province, causing damage to civilian residences and resulting in 1 fatality and 1 injury as follows:
- Mr. Somsri Lappaboon, aged 59, died from shrapnel wounds.
- Mr. Jai Tharnamthiang, aged approximately 48, sustained shrapnel injuries to the head.
🇹🇭Military personnel provided initial first aid and transported the injured individual to Si Sa Ket Hospital for further medical treatment.
🇹🇭Both the deceased and injured were civilian volunteers who had volunteered to maintain village watch during the period of unrest along the border area.
🔻The Royal Thai Army condemns the actions of the Cambodian side in employing combat weapons that have affected innocent civilians who are not involved in the conflict. To date, the total number of civilian fatalities from combat incidents has reached 14.
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Royal Thai Army Public Relations Center, Army Spokesperson Team, 27 July 2025