Village head, assistant shot dead in Narathiwat
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A village head and his assistant were killed in a gun attack by Muslim insurgents late Monday night in which three others were also injured.
Police said the attack happened at 11:50 pm on a main road in Ba-ngo Dudong village in Tambon Juab of Joh I Rong district.
The village head, Anuwan Sulong, 49, and his assistant, Abdulpatah Munoh, 35, were overseeing villagers digging a well when insurgents arrived on a pick-up truck and opened fire against them with an M16 assault rifle.
The two died at the scene and a ranger volunteer and two villagers were injured.
