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Five security personnel killed in attack in Thailand's south
Authorities said about 10 attackers used gunfire and pipe bombs, killing five rangers and injuring six civilians in a raid that also stole weapons.
- On Wednesday evening, about 10 attackers killed five Thai soldiers and wounded six civilians at the Buketa Sami checkpoint in Narathiwat province using gunfire and pipe bombs.
- Narathiwat, Pattani, and Yala provinces are predominantly Muslim and have faced an armed separatist conflict since 2004, killing more than 7,000 people in the predominantly Buddhist nation.
- The attackers, seen in photos riding a black pickup truck, stole three AK-47 assault rifles, three bullet-proof vests, and three mobile phones from Task Force Ranger Regiment 45 members.
- Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul condemned the assault as a "terrorist attack that clearly aimed at killing government officials, and a serious threat to national security," while authorities continue searching for perpetrators.
- Following a Tuesday car bomb explosion at the former Khao Tanyong police station, this assault ranks as one of the deadliest against Thai security forces in recent years, intensifying regional concerns.
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(Hanoi=Yonhap News) Correspondent Park Jin-hyung = A terrorist attack involving firearms and bombs occurred in southern Thailand, an area of activity for Islamic militant groups, killing five security personnel and...
·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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Five security personnel killed in south Thailand
Five Thai security personnel were killed and six civilians, including two young children, injured in an attack in Thailand’s south, the military said yesterday.About 10 assailants dressed in black and wearing black brimmed hats arrived in a pickup truck and on motorcycles before launching an attack
·Taipei, Taiwan
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A manhunt has been launched to find those responsible for the attack.
·Budapest, Hungary
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The perpetrators captured weapons and mobile phones. Two children and other civilians were injured.
·Frankfurt, Germany
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Leaning Left20Leaning Right14Center16Last UpdatedBias Distribution40% Left
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