Motorcycle gunmen, bombers kill and maim in far South

[Denis903]

NARATHIWAT/PATTANI - Two people were killed and nine others wounded - civilians, police and ranger volunteers - in attacks by gunmen and bombers in two provinces on Thursday as the unrest in the far South showed no signs of abating.

In Narathiwat, 10 men travelling on five motorcycles and wearing women’s head scarves opened fire on three defence volunteers resting near a pedestrian bridge outside Luporluesong School in Sungai Kolok district around 11am on Thursday.  

The shots were fired by pillion riders armed with AK rifles. Defence volunteer Usaman Rupae was hit and fell dead on the spot, and the two were others seriously wounded by bullets. Volunteer Surin Laesuk was hit in the left leg and Marorsuedee Talulae in the right shoulder, said Pol col Chanawut Khudsai, duty chief investigator at Munor police station in Sungai Kolok district.  

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