Narathiwat gunfight claims two lives
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A gunfight between paramilitary rangers and suspected insurgents in Narathiwat's Joh I Rong district early yesterday resulted in two deaths and one injury.
At 11.30pm, Colonel Issara Chanthakrayom, deputy commander of Ranger Company 48 in Narathiwat, led 40 rangers to raid a house in Tambon Juab, following a tip-off that suspected militants were hiding there. Upon arrival, armed men in the house opened fire at them, leading to a brief gunfight.
After the clash, rangers found the body of suspected insurgent Maeso Jehloh, 42, along with an AK-47 assault rifle. Ranger Yothin Promchuay, 23, was also killed, while Pvt 1st Class Sinchai Sukmee, 31, sustained injuries. Homeowner Daoh Salae, 45, and another man have been taken in for interrogation.
