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Clash in Thai south leaves two rebels dead
 [Bangkok Post] An eight-year-old girl and a volunteer ranger were injured while two militants were killed in a clash between security forces and insurgents near a hideout in Yaring district yesterday morning.More than 100 security officers surrounded a house at 5am following a tip-off that rebels involved in Thursday's deadly shooting at Ban Pukoh School in Yaring were hiding there. The two sides exchanged gunfire for more than five hours. Two militants were found dead inside the house. The dead men were identified as Abdulloh Samae, who was wanted on six arrest warrants, and Abdulloh Jehlong who is believed to have been wounded in an earlier clash with authorities on Thursday in which four defense volunteers were killed. Military spokesman Pramote Promin said the clash took place as authorities were looking into a tip-off related to the school shooting. He said during the siege the suspects opened fire on authorities. Islamic leaders and local figures were called in to persuade the two to surrender but they refused. Posted by: ryuge 2019-01-15 |
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