Separate incidents of violent attacks occurred yesterday in Thailand’s southern provinces of Pattani and Narathiwat, resulting in one death and two injuries. Armed gunmen targeted a police operations base in Muang district, Pattani province, while a pickup truck carrying villagers was ambushed in Narathiwat province.
The attack on the police base in Pattani took place at around 7am in Ban Khlong Maning, when insurgents launched a gunfire assault using various weapons. Police officers at the base retaliated, leading to a brief exchange of fire before the attackers withdrew. Thankfully, no casualties were reported in this incident. As a result of the attack, heightened security measures were implemented at road checkpoints, with increased scrutiny of vehicles passing through, reported Bangkok Post.
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