2 killed, 2 wounded in Narathiwat gun attack

NARATHIWAT: Two village defence volunteers were killed and two others wounded in a gun attack by a group of gunmen in tambon Chang Phuak of Chanae district on Saturday afternoon. Pol Lt Adipong Promnu, a Chanae police investigator, said that according to eyewitnesses, at about 5.20pm approximately five armed men emerged from roadside bushes and […]

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Four poachers injured in Narathiwat ambush

Four Buddhist poachers were injured in an ambush by Muslim insurgents in Narathiwat’s Sungai Padi district Wednesday evening. Police said the shooting happened near a mosque in Ban Kampong Buenae at 6pm when the Buddhist villagers were returning home after hunting wild boar on a nearby mountain. Full story: The Nation By The Nation

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Two shot in Narathiwat, personal feud suspected

A 23-year-old local man was shot dead and teenager seriously wounded while riding a motorcycle in Narathiwat on Monday night, but instead of insurgents, the blame is falling on rivals with whom the pair got into a fistfight. Rusoh District Police Station deputy inspector Pol Captain Vechayan Hiranyasuwan said the two men had been involved […]

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Soldier killed in Narathiwat gun attack

A soldier was killed in a gun attack in Cho Ai Rong district of Narathiwat this morning, police said. A police investigation found that while Chief Warrant Officer Patchai Suree, 26, attached to the 41st mobile development unit, was travelling on a motorcycle from his house in Rangae district to his office in Sungai Padi […]

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16 inmates escape from a prison in Tak Bai district

Sixteen inmates escaped from Khok Yamoo temporary prison in Tak Bai district of Narathiwat province late Friday night (April 6), prompting local authorities and police to launch extensive hunt for the escapees. Most of the 16 inmates are Narathiwat residents charged with drug abuses, according to authorities. Full story: thaipbs.or.th By Thai PBS

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