[Bangkok Post] A Thai soldier was gunned down on a road in Cho Airong district on Tuesday in an ambush. The body of Phatchai Suree was found near his motorcycle on the roadside of the Cho Airong-Sungai Padi road. Phatchai Suree left his living quarters in Rangae district by motorcycle, heading to work on Tuesday morning. About 10.15am it was reported he had been attacked and killed. In Cho Airong district, he had been followed by two men on a motorcycle. The pillion rider fired five shots at him. He fell off his bike and the attackers fled.
Police blamed separatist militants.