In Narathiwat province, a security volunteer was killed and another seriously wounded last night when three gunmen in a pickup truck opened fire at a security checkpoint near Wat Cholchalermkhet in Sungai Kolok town at 6:30 PM. Police found the body of Hanif Ali, 24, in front of the checkpoint bunker while Hapisi Awae, 28, was taken to the hospital. The two men were manning the checkpoint while three other volunteers went to pray. The gunmen also stole three rifles from the checkpoint before fleeing.
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A study by Deep South Watch showed that some 4,390 people have been killed and 7,139 injured in 10,284 violent incidents in the far South over the past six years. Deep South Watch director Srisompob Jitpiromsri said about 60 per cent of the injured were Thai Buddhists and 32 per cent were Thai Muslims. Thirty-eight per cent of those killed were Thai Buddhists and about 60 per cent were Thai Muslims.