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1 killed, 2 hurt in Southern attacks

Police were deployed to check vehicles after a police operations base in Muang district of Pattani province was attacked by a group of insurgents on Saturday night. (Photo: Abdullah Benjakat)

A police operations base in Pattani province was attacked and a pickup was ambushed in Narathiwat province, killing one villager and injuring two others, in two separate incidents on Saturday.

In Pattani, a number of insurgents opened fire at the police operations base at Ban Khlong Maning in Muang district with various kinds of weapons at around 7am.

The police manning the base returned fire, and after a short time the insurgents retreated. No casualties were reported.

The attack prompted security personnel to step up checks of vehicles at…

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