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Southeast Asia
Drive-by shooting kills village chief in southern Thailand
2010-05-07
Yala - A village headman in this southern border province was killed in a drive-by shooting Thursday afternoon. Police said Musor Daeworsanung, 52, head of Moo 6 village in Tambon Yaha of Yaha district, was shot by an assailant riding on the back of a pick-up truck at 1:30 pm. The shooting took place in Moo 6 village when the village head was returning from the monthly meeting at the district office.
And:
Terrorists Suspected insurgents have fired three grenades at a military outpost of the Border Patrol Police in Narathiwat's Muang district. No one was injured. The attack took place about 7pm yesterday. The first grenade, fired from an M79 launcher, landed at the back of the outpost, while the other two hit the wall and ground at a nearby temple where the South's largest outdoor Buddha image is located.

Pol Snr Sgt Maj Komkid Soijantra, in charge of the outpost, said a witness saw a pickup slow down as it passed the outpost. In the back of the truck were two men, each with a launcher, who fired grenades. The pickup then sped off.
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