Gunmen ambushed a military vehicle in southern Thailand on Saturday, leaving three paramilitary rangers and a housekeeper dead. The 6 a.m. attack occurred in Yala province a few hours after a clash in Pattani province in which one suspected terrorist militant was killed and another arrested.
Witnesses said the rangers and housekeeper were on their way to a market when the gunmen opened fire from nearby woods. After killing them, the attackers set fire to the truck and fled. Police believe the gunmen are members of a southern separatist movement led by Abdul Roseh Jarong.
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