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| Two men gunned down in southern Thailand |
| 2013-10-23 |
| [Bangkok Post] Two men were gunned down and a woman critically wounded in two separate shootings in Narathiwat province on Monday night. Around 9:51 p.m., Pol Lt Uthai Phanthong received a report of a shooting at a house in Rueso district. He led a security force to the scene and found Mahama Nasae Samae lying dead in front of the house. Muhammad Kaseng, the dead man's brother-in-law, told police that Mahama Nasae, his sister-in-law, Rachana Kuechi, and two neighbors were sitting and chatting in front of the house when two men showed up on a motorcycle. The driver parked the bike pretending to ask a question and the man riding pillon then took out a gun and fired five shots at them. The attackers then fled. Mahama Nasae was hit in the head and died on the spot. Rachana was seriously injured and taken to the hospital. Police blamed separatist Meanwhile, another shooting was reported about 10 p.m. inside a mosque in Rueso district. Witnesses reported that Rusran Wohrong and about 20 other people were praying inside the local mosque. A man who arrived riding pillion on a motorcycle walked into the mosque, pretending he was going to pray behind Rusran. Instead, the man took out a handgun, fired four shots at Rusran and then fled. The victim was hit in the head and died on the spot. |
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