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| Ranger killed in ambush in southern Thailand |
| 2014-07-08 |
| A ranger was killed and three other security force members wounded in attacks in Pattani and Yala provinces on Monday. Police said a regular soldier and a volunteer ranger were seriously injured when a bomb exploded at a school in Pattani's Sai Buri district. They were members of a unit providing security for teachers at the school. In Yala, a ranger was killed and another slightly injured when their patrol was ambushed by A foot patrol was attacked while providing security for teachers along the Thanto - Puyut road. The incidents occurred as Gen Udomdet Sitabutr, the deputy army chief and secretary-general of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), and officials of the National Security Council (NSC) flew south to Yala on Monday morning. Gen Udomdet said this was his first visit to the far South since Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha, chief of the military junta, last month assigned him to chair a new panel to implement government policies in the region. He said Gen Prayuth wanted improved cooperation between different security agencies in the deep South. |
| Posted by:ryuge |