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NARATHIWAT: A suspected insurgent was killed and one volunteer ranger injured in a clash in Ra-ngae district of this strife-torn southern province on Friday.
A combined team of military rangers and police officers rounded up a house at Ba-ngo Rana village Moo 5 in tambon Marue Botok of Ra-ngae district around 3.30pm following information that some suspected insurgents were hiding there.
Authorities believed those inside the house were members of an insurgent group led by Abdulhagam Arawae, who was wanted on an arrest warrant in a security case.
After the team asked for a search, those inside the house opened fire at them. The two sides clashed.
One bullet hit volunteer ranger Thawatchai Thinnakor’s left foot, and he was rushed to Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Hospital.
After the gunfire subsided, Col Thaweerat Benjatghikul, commander of the 45th ranger special task force, persuaded the gunmen through a loudspeaker to surrender, but they fired more shots and the shooting resumed.
The shooting ended around 5.15pm on Friday. Troops inspected the house and found one suspected insurgent was killed. His name was not yet identified. Authorities suspected that there were three insurgents hiding in the house.
According to media reports, the insurgents involved in the clash had been held responsible for two bomb attacks in this southern province last year – one targeting Sukhirin district chief Arun Seesai on July 31 and the other targeting forest rangers in Sungai Padi district.
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Source: Bangkok Post