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| Jihadis kill 2 soldiers in southern Thai outdoor market |
| 2007-03-24 |
| Suspected Muslim insurgents shot and killed two policemen Saturday at a crowded outdoor market in southern Thailand, police said. The policemen, both Buddhists, had left their post in Narathiwat province's Bacho district to patrol the market. They had stopped to buy chicken from a vendor when at least six gunmen approached them and shot the officers at point-blank range, said police Lt. Surachai Kumthapnam. Shoppers fled in panic as the shots were fired and the attackers disappeared into the crowd, Surachai said. More: Police said two extremists who walked among the market crowd suddenly took out firearms and started firing at the two soldiers, hitting each with about two to three shots. Then they took the soldiers' guns before fleeing the scene. The shooting took place when more than 100 villagers were shopping at the market. Both the troops were declared dead from wounds soon after arriving at Bacho hospital. |
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