Suspected insurgent killed in gunfight in Yala
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Troops and police tried to capture a suspected insurgent in Yala on Friday evening, resulting in a gunfight that killed the suspect, authorities said.
A joint force of troops and police surrounded a house in Moo 6 in Tambon Buemung in Yala’s Raman district on Friday evening after they received tips-off that the suspect, Lukman Mading, 29, was hiding there.
Police said the suspect was seen running to the back of the house and he shot at authorities, prompting them to return fire briefly.
Officers waited until the morning to check the spot behind the house and found Lukman’s body. They said the suspect had a 9-mm pistol in his hand.
They said Lukman was wanted on five arrest warrants for violent attacks, dated December 10, 2013; December 17, 2014; March 23, 2016; May 10, 2016 and December 29, 2016.
