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| Eight killed in new attacks in Thai south |
| 2010-01-01 |
| Suspected Islamist Two members of the rangers security force and a Buddhist civilian were killed Thursday in a drive-by shooting in Narathiwat province by Gunmen on motorbikes shot dead a 42-year-old villager as he drove home in neighbouring Pattani province, also on Thursday, said police. On Wednesday, motorbike-riding attackers killed a 49-year-old assistant to a village chief in Pattani at a local tea shop, police said. An hour later a district chief aged 45 was shot dead by gunmen in a pick-up truck while he was driving home from a meeting in Pattani. The shooting also injured two villagers. Plus: Two Muslims were killed in two separate drive-by shooting incidents in this southern border province on New Year Eve. The first shooting incident happened at 7:30 pm on the Yala-Kotabaru Road in Muang district. Maposi Saleh, 35, was shot dead by a pillion rider while he was riding his motorcycle to a night market. Also in Muang district, Mahamasukri Amayawi, 36, was shot dead by a gunman using an MP16 assault rifle at 8:30 pm while he was riding his motorcycle on the Yala-Kotabaru Road. The gunman rode on the back of a pick-up truck. |
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