Insurgent leader killed by police in shootout
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Yala -- A suspected insurgent leader wanted by the authorities was killed in a shootout with police Thursday.
Pattani resident Madari Tayeh, 42, was found shot dead in a house in Yala’s Raman district late in the morning, according to police. He and four other men had been involved in a gunfight with police acting on an arrest warrant.
An AK47 assault rifle and an 11mm pistol were found beside his body, police said.
The gunfight broke out during a three-hour standoff during which police surrounded the house. The four other men escaped into a rubber plantation behind the house.
A policeman, Corporal Preecha Thinchana, was injured during the shootout.
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