Two southern militants were shot dead while one paramilitary ranger and an 8-year-old girl were injured in a fierce gun battle in Yaring district of the southernmost province of Pattani this morning.

The clash today was a follow-up operation mounted by security forces to pursue suspected militants believed to be hiding in areas behind the ancient Krue Se mosque in Muang district following a deadly attack on a defence volunteer unit at a school in Yarang district, killing four volunteers.

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By Thai PBS World