Three Special Forces soldiers were severely wounded in a fierce gunfight by suspected In Bangkok, Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat announced a plan to visit the restive south where more than 3,400 people have been killed since January 2004. Somchai did not give exact date but added that the visit will be made in the coming days. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Somchai said he was concerned with the situation in the deep South and added that he would personally oversee handling of the unrest. "I have to take responsibility of this southern issue by myself as the officials in the area are already working to full capacity," he said.
Meanwhile, in Yala's Yaha district, gunmen shot dead two young men Tuesday evening, The two were identified as Bukari Daeboh, 25, and Sudeng Sungaibadu, 23. Police found shotgun shells and a metal casing of an AK47 round near the two victims. Separately, in the same district, Darululome Nibongbaru private Islamic school came under arson attack Tuesday evening. Firemen rushed to the site and succeeded in containing the fire from spreading to the rest of the building.
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In a third incident the same evening, some 50 police and military forces stormed a house in Narathiwat province where they said three militants were staying. After sporadic gunfire, a 23-year-old Muslim local villager was shot dead. Police said he was a suspect in an earlier
I don't believe that there is any overlap in these two stories, but I'm not sure with the drive-by shootings.