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Two health officials and a former village head were shot dead in two terrorist insurgent incidents, and two others were wounded in a third assault in the southernmost provinces on Wednesday.
An unknown number of gunmen gunned down two public health officials at a public health office in Pattani's Yarang district. Mrs. Atchara Sakhonthanawut, head of the Prachan subdistrict public health office in Pattani and Mr.Penpat Setin, a public health staff worker, were shot dead inside the health centre Wednesday afternoon.
In a separate attack, a former village headman was gunned down in his longkong orchard in Yala's Yaha's district. Thawat Hama, 66, a Muslim, was working in his orchard when he was attacked by an unknown number of gunmen. Police said they believed the killing was related to the southern terrorism violence.
In a third incident, two defense volunteers were wounded by an unknown number of gunmen in a rubber plantation, when they were patrolling the area in Songkhla's Thepa district. The volunteers exchanged gunfire with the attackers for five minutes before the gunmen retreated. Both volunteers were wounded and were rushed to hospital.
Meanwhile, in Narathiwat, joint police and military force raided a village in Rueso district and detained 49 suspects. The officials seized three weapons and explosive devices, spikes, and camouflage uniforms. Some suspects' clothes were tainted with explosive substances. All of the detainees will be sent to a military camp in Pattani for questioning. |