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Army private in Pattani task force believed to have shot himself, spokesman says

Army private in Pattani task force believed to have shot himself, spokesman says

Private Anirut Suwannao, 22, of special task force 24 in Pattani, shot himself on Saturday in an apparent suicide in Nong Chik district's Tambon Borthong, police said yesterday.

Army spokesman Col Winthai Suvari said Anirut used M 16 to fire at his head and was found dead at the military camp in Pattani. 
He said with a primary investigation, police believed the soldier took his own life because of stress.
Winthai said Deputy Defence Minister Udomdej Sitabutr, who serves as Army Chief, had instructed all Army units to take special attention to care for soldiers both work and personal issues to prevent such tragedies.  
He said motives believed to be root causes of soldiers taking their own lives were often family issues that people felt they could not solve, coupled with work-related stress.
Nirut’s colleagues ran into the room where Anirut stayed alone after hearing a gun shot and found him lying in pool of blood.
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