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| Policeman hurt, civilian killed in ambush in Thai south |
| 2019-02-07 |
| [Bangkok Post] A police officer was severely injured and a civilian killed in an ambush in Narathiwat province on Monday night. Concealed gunmen opened fire from the side of the road as the officer rode past on his motorcycle in Sungai Kolok. Another man who was riding by at the same time was shot and killed. The ambush was set near the entrance to a police outpost. Pol Sgt Muhammad Faisal Mayakor was shot in the leg and fell from his bike. He suffered broken bones and abrasions. Muhadmah Fa-is Jaekor was hit in the stomach and died shortly afterwards in hospital. Police,soldiers and a bomb disposal unit inspected the scene Tuesday, and found nine spent M16 cartridges. Pol Col Supakorn Puengrot, head of Sungai Kolok police, blamed the attack on militants and said it was well planned. There were two teams -- one fired the shots and the other scattered nail spikes on the road to deter pursuit. Pol Sgt Muhummad Faisal had just left the outpost and was heading to downtown Sungai Kolok when he was attacked. Mr Muhadmah Fa-is, a cook, was returning home in the opposite direction and was caught in the gunfire. Meanwhile, an Internal Security Operations Command Region 4 spokesman, Pramote Prom-in, said a probe into a car bombing in Songkhla on Janurary 8 had been expanded and that Zakariya Samae, a religious teacher and former suspect who had been released, was in custody again. Mr Zakariya recently confessed to taking part in the incident and another bombing in Hat Yai in 2014. |
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