Defence volunteer shot dead in Pattani
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Pattani - A defence volunteer was shot dead Monday morning allegedly by insurgents, police said. Police said Sulkif Litahae, 45, was shot dead on the Patani-Narathiwat Road in Moo 5 village in Tambon Rusamilae in Muang district at 7:50 am.
The man was wearing a bulletproof vest but he was shot at his head and eye.
Insurgents also took away his AK-47 assault rifle and .38 revolver.
Police said Sulkif was heading to a municipality school about 3 kilometres away to guard it.
Police said two insurgents on a motorcycle raced after Sukif until they reached shooting scene where two other insurgent were waiting at a roadside. They fired an M16 assault rifle at him, causing him motorcycle to fall before one of them shot him in the head a pointblank.
The Nation
