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| Southeast Asia |
| Multiple attacks in southern Thailand overnight |
| 2017-12-27 |
| [Bangkok Post] Several checkpoints in Narathiwat province were attacked by gunmen, a microwave tower set on fire and roads blocked by trees and burning tires on Monday night. One checkpoint was attacked while police were searching halted vehicles. Shots were also fired at a military checkpoint. Another group armed with assault rifles exchanged shots for 20-minutes with a military patrol, and two M-79 grenades were fired at an army watch tower, but missed the target. The attackers scattered nail spikes on the road 400 meters from the checkpoint before escaping. A blue tupperware container loaded with firecrackers was also exploded, probably as a decoy while they made their escape. In Sungai Padi district, car tires were piled under a Dtac microwave tower and set ablaze. The tower was destroyed. Roads linking Sungai Kolok and Sungai Padi were also blocked by burning tires and chopped-down trees. |
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