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Assistant village chief killed in gun attack in Yala

YALA: An assistant village chief was killed in a gun attack in Bannang Sata district late on Saturday night, police said.

A police investigation revealed the attack occurred when Waelo Wae-haji, 41, an assistant chief of Moo 5 village in tambon Khuan Bang Lang, was arriving at a village mosque to join the Maolid celebration.

Full story: Bangkok Post

Abdullah Benjakat
BANGKOK POST

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