Sweeping through Narathiwat's Sungai Padi district Friday, a 300-strong paramilitary ranger task force detained 18 terrorists insurgent suspects and seized seven weapons during a followup raid after a clash between authorities and militants in the area on August 10. The rangers also confiscated ammunition, radio transceivers, 20 mobile phones, and remote control circuitry. All detainees will be questioned by the police and undergo forensic tests.
Meanwhile, in Yala, two rubber tappers, a father and son, were attacked and shot by an unknown number of gunmen after their early morning work in a local rubber plantation on Friday morning in Thanto district. The victims, identified by police as Waelae Waemong and his 19-year-old son, were rushed to hospital. |