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Khirirat Nikhom police chief transferred as murders manhunt continues

Deputy police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakpak, seated right, interrogates Manop Wang-ngan, seated and wearing a wide-brim hat, at Khirira Nikhom police station in Surat Thani after his arrest on Monday afternoon. (Photo: Supapong Chaolan)

SURAT THANI: The Khirirat Nikhom police chief has been transferred pending an investigation into the lethal attack by three gunmen, led by an officer under his command, on a family’s home in his district on Saturday, deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn said on Monday.

Pol Gen Surachate said four people were involved in the attack. They were  Pol Snr Sgt Maj Atthaporn Wichian, his elder brother Thammarat, his son Atthapol, and Manop Wang-ngan. Three of them stormed into the…

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