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| Three gunned down in southern Thailand |
| 2011-10-13 |
| A local leader, his driver and a passing teenager were killed by gunmen in broad daylight in Pattani province on Thursday. The killers attacked shortly before noon when a pick-up truck carrying Hami Umar, 43, stopped at an intersection near Ban Ping in tambon Lubo Yirai. Four men on the back of a pick-up truck that had followed Hami from his office opened fire on them with M16 and AK47 rifles, killing Hami and his driver Rose Jehlong, 47, on the spot. Hami was deputy president of Lubo Yirai tambon administration organisation. Saifu Panarin, 16, who was driving past on a motorcycle at the time was hit by several AK47 shots and died immediately. The attack occurred before many horrified onlookers. Police were investigating to establish whether it was a political murder or a terrorist attack. |
| Posted by:ryuge |