Checkpoint shootout leaves two cops hurt
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A police checkpoint in Tak's Phob Phra district was shot at with a carbine rifle, resulting in injuries to two policemen and a damaged police car Tuesday.
The gun assault on a temporary checkpoint at the entrance to Ban Khiri Noi in tambon Khirirat also led to a brief gunfight. Pol Sub Lt Kuan Jreuwong received one gunshot wound to the hand and Pol Sen Sgt Maj Saichon Naralert a wound to the shoulder before the assailants fled. Police suspect the gun assault was a response to the checkpoint being set up on a route often used by gangs to smuggle illegal immigrant workers or narcotics.
The Nation
