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| Wanted Thai terrorist killed in gun battle |
| 2012-02-29 |
| A man believed to be a key figure in the Runda Kumpulan Kecil Military rangers cordoned off a village in Raman district around 4:40 a.m. and searched for a group of RKK members. About two hours later, the force moved on to surround a house and saw a man later identified as Mazahutee Samae, 38, trying to flee with several other people. Mazahutee began shooting at rangers, starting a gun battle that lasted for about 10 minutes. After the clash, the body of Mazahutee was found near a .38 pistol. Other suspects escaped. Mazahutee faced three arrest warrants from Dec 22, 2007, to Feb 25, 2009. He is believed to have been involved in a gun attack that killed Lomae Arbu, a village leader, in 2010. The military rangers found a man hiding in a bathroom of a nearby house around 8:30 a.m. The man was identified as Tameezee Baka, 35, who claimed he was so frightened by the sound of the gunfight that he decided to hide. Police said they found a bulletproof vest in his house, although it could not be established if he was linked to the RKK. In Narathiwat province, three soldiers were wounded in a bombing in Bacho district yesterday. They were among six soldiers traveling on a six-wheeled truck about to cross a bridge. In Pattani, an assistant village leader and a villager were killed in a gun attack on Monday night. They were identified as assistant village head Zakaree Wicha, 32, and Muhamudroyalee Kalong, 35, who were attacked by gunmen while talking near a house. |
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