Thai gun battle leaves one soldier, one terrorist dead
Friday, Thai police reported that one soldier was dead and two wounded in a gun battle between troops and terrorists suspected Islamic insurgents. The terrorist, a 27 year old man wanted for a previous bombing, was also killed in the 20 minute gun battle in southern Thailand.
The firefight broke out when nine soldiers tried to search a house used by terrorists suspected insurgents. The governor of the province asked local residents to watch for terrorists insurgents who could have been injured in the gun battle and report them.
In another incident, a village leader was gunned down and a security volunteer injured on Thursday night as they were on their way to guard a government building.
Posted by: ryuge 2010-09-03 |