An Seven men of the 47th Ranger Regiment's peace building unit were patrolling a village road when gunmen hiding in the brush at the side of the road fired shots at them. The unit returned fire and a ten minute gunfight began during which one army corporal and three paramilitary rangers were wounded. Shortly after the ambush, police and military forces spread out across the area searching for the suspects.
Security officers believe the attack was the work of the
In Narathiwat province, a powerful bomb exploded on a road just before a security patrol reached the area. An eight-member unit from the 34th Narathiwat Task Force was moving by pick-up truck when the bomb, hidden near a power pole, went off about five meters from their vehicle. Nobody was injured.