 Two people were killed and five others injured in a gunfight between troops and separatist rebels in Thailand's Muslim south, the army said on Monday. The incident took place in Narathiwat, one of three provinces bordering Malaysia where close to 3,500 people have been killed in violence since 2004.
The shootout erupted when jihadis insurgents ambushed an army patrol in the province's Yi-Ngo district, killing a soldier and wounding five others. One of the terrorists militants was shot dead but the others fled, an army spokesman said. A day earlier, a security guard was shot dead by terrorists suspected insurgents while riding a motorcycle in neighbouring Pattani province. |