Gunmen Attack Monks' Escort, Leaving Community in Shock in Songkhla

The Commander of Police Region 9 went to Songkhla Province and ordered an urgent hunt for two criminals riding a motorcycle who followed and shot at a police car while it was transporting a "novice monk" to collect alms, resulting in one death and another injury.

Wan Nor condemns the perpetrators who caused unrest in the South, ambushing and shooting a novice monk to death as audacious, urging the government to quickly bring them to justice, saying that if they had solved the problem correctly, this kind of incident would not have happened. On April 23, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at the parliament, Mr. Wan Muhammad Nor Matha, the president of the House of Representatives, said that he condemns the perpetrators w…

Gunmen Attack Monks' Escort, Leaving Community in Shock in Songkhla

Pictures courtesy of The Nation In a shocking incident that has left the community reeling, unidentified gunmen opened fire on a police vehicle escorting monks during their morning alms round in Songkhla province’s Saba Yoi district. The attack, occurring on April 22 at approximately 6.30am, resulted in the tragic death of a 16-year-old novice monk and left another injured. The ambush took place on Suan On Road in Ban Khlong Rian village…