 One police officer was killed in the jihad violence-plagued southern border province of Pattani while patrolling in Nong Chik district Wednesday night.
Pol L/Cpl Chatchai Khetjamnong, 31, was shot dead during an exchange of gunfire with unidentified assailants while he and other seven police officers in a patrol unit were on duty to provide security in the area.
An unidentified number of the suspected terrorists insurgents, armed with M16 and AK47 assault rifles, fired on a police pickup and two motorcycles carrying the police officers, followed by an extended exchange of gunfire between the security detail and its attackers. |