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| Southeast Asia |
| Village chief, soldier killed in southern Thailand |
| 2013-11-08 |
| A village leader in Narathiwat's Muang district was gunned down while riding his motorcycle yesterday morning by a man in a pickup truck. Abdulloh Da-oh was fatally shot three times in the torso. Police blame the shooting on the insurgency in the far South. Separately, a motorcycle bomb exploded in Narathiwat's Rangae district on Wednesday, killing one soldier instantly. The death toll rose to two yesterday when another soldier died from his injuries. Six victims remain hospitalized and one of them had to have his left leg amputated. An ongoing investigation showed that the motorcycle used in the blast had been stolen from a policeman who was gunned down two years ago. The main suspect behind this blast has been identified as Manu Mama, who is on the lam. Manu is believed to be behind several violent incidents, including a bomb attack on October 19, in which several security officials and reporters were wounded. In Yala province, police found burning tires and bomb-like items at several locations yesterday. Police said the items - namely electrical wires bound with adhesive tape - were possibly used to spread fear. |
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