Two border patrol policemen killed in Narathiwat
Two border patrol policemen were ambushed and killed by Muslim insurgents in Narathiwat's Takbai district Wednesday.
Pol L/C Winai Cheedket, 26, and Pol Sgt Maj Narongrit Noonthong, 35, were cut down in hail of gunfire on a road in Ban Sri-phangan village in Tambon Koh Sathon at 11 am.
The two were riding a motorcycle on intelligence gathering mission when they were attacked.
Police believe there were at least three assailants at the scene. The insurgents also took a pistol of Narongrit before they fled the scene.
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