[Bangkok Post] Three About 4 p.m., the police and military force raided a rubber plantation after getting a tip that five armed men were hiding there. Upon seeing the soldiers and police, the armed men opened fire on them. The two sides exchanged gunfire for about 10 minutes, after which the
The security force followed the fleeing armed men deeper into the plantation and another gun battle esnued. After a three-hour clash, authorities found two dead bodies. Relatives of the three dead men later confirmed that they were Sagareeya Jehmaeh, Manusi Kasa and Abdul Asi Salah.
The security force also arrested Abdul Rorman Sala, who fled from the scene of the fighting to hide inside a nearby house. Police were hunting for the last armed man that fled.
Police had earlier received a report that attacks were planned on military outposts in Pattani, and it was likely the group destroyed by the security force had been involved.