A suspected In Narathiwat, three defence volunteers providing protection for teachers were injured in a bomb attack in Sungai Padi district yesterday. The bomb went off about 3pm as the volunteers were on their way to a school to escort teachers home. The blast injured Nukul Ngern-niam, 23, Suwit Nukhorwat, 35 and Banjit Salee 31.
Meanwhile, police allege that two men who were shot dead in a clash with officers in Bannang Sata district on Thursday had taken part in violent attacks in the province.
Arhama Dorni, 25, had two outstanding arrest warrants, while Sukri Dueramae, 24, had one, police said. The suspects were killed in an exchange of gunfire with police who raided a house in Bannang Sata. Police officers claim they had tried to persuade the pair to surrender, but they opened fire instead. One officer was injured in the attack.
The Facebook group Nueng Khwamdee Puea Phorluang (One Good Deed for the King) yesterday donated 150 bullet-proof vests for police in the deep South.