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5 shot dead by southern Thai terrorists
A former member of provincial council and an assistant village head were gunned down in separate attacks in Narathiwat.Former provincial council member Ding Bado was killed by an unidentified gunman at his home in Chanae district Saturday morning. Shot with an assault rifle in the torso, he died at the scene. In the same incident, his friend Nusuding Hayeeseng was severely wounded and was rushed to hospital, where he is being treated. According to an initial investigation, the two victims were sitting in front of the house when four attackers, dressed in Muslim traditional outfits parked their motorcycles and one opened fire on the two men. In Sri Sakhon district, two gunmen fired on four villagers sitting in front of their home on Friday evening. Assistant village head Adinun Yago was seriously wounded and died at hospital, while three others emerged unscathed. And: In the adjacent province of Pattani, a gunman on a motorcycle opened fire at a car, killing a local government chairman and two village heads. Another village head in the car was seriously wounded. Also in Yala, another school was torched on Thursday night. Two buildings and a satellite receiver used in the schools distance learning via satellite project were damaged. Police found a personal evidence link to a suspected arsonist, who broke into the school building and set fire to the building with gasoline. Posted by: ryuge 2007-06-17 |
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