Bombing near school kills Thai soldier

BACHO, Thailand, June 15 (UPI) -- A bomb detonated near a school in Bacho, Thailand, killing one soldier and wounding three others Tuesday while they were on patrol, officials said.

Police said the bomb was triggered by a mobile device as the soldiers were patrolling on foot to provide security for teachers heading to a school in the violence-plagued Yala province, the Thai News Service reported.

More than 4,100 people have been killed since insurgents began fighting in the three southern border provinces in January 2004. Insurgents often target government officials and teachers, the news service said. Teachers are considered representatives of government.