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| Soldier gunned down in southern Thailand |
| 2011-02-17 |
| An army intelligence officer was gunned down by a motorcyle gunman in Pattani province on Thursday morning. Sgt Abdulloh Kalong, 32, and his wife Suriyani, 36, were going from their home to Yala town on a motorcycle when two men following them on another motorcycle attacked them. Sgt Abdulloh was shot twice, but his wife was not hurt. In neighboring Yala province, a rubber tapper was seriously wounded by an explosion in a rubber plantation. Police said the homemade bomb blew up when Useng Payo, 45, stepped on it. Massacre suspect turns self in A suspect wanted in connection with a massacre in a Pattani village has turned himself in but denied any wrongdoing. Lukman Kasaha told police he had nothing to do with the early morning attack by gunmen that left five people dead and four wounded on February 3. Police disclosed no details of their interrogation of Mr Lukman but said he had provided them with information that would be beneficial. Mr Lukman was released on bail after questioning yesterday but is required to report to authorities every day. Warrants have been issued for three other men wanted in connection with the attack: Hasman Jeba, 30, Aliyasa Samo,28, and Zamri Adae, 25. In Yala, a combined force led by the 11th Yala Special Task Force yesterday raided three locations in Muang district thought to be hide-outs for suspects wanted in connection with a car bombing on Sunday. The powerful explosion rattled the business center of Yala municipality, injuring 18 and sparking a large fire that caused an estimated 10 million baht in damage. Police said the attack by suspected Muang district police yesterday conducted a campaign to promote the installation of security cameras in front of houses and shops in the business district. Sathaporn Kanchabut, deputy Yala municipal chief councillor, said 300 more surveillance cameras were being put in place throughout the city following the bombing. |
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