Five soldiers killed in southern Thailand checkpoint attack
Five soldiers killed in southern Thailand checkpoint attack The assault in Narathiwat came a day after a car bombing elsewhere in the province wounded a...
Key points
- Five soldiers killed in southern Thailand checkpoint attack The assault in Narathiwat came a day after a car bombing elsewhere in the province wounded a police officer.
- Five Thai paramilitary soldiers have been killed and six civilians wounded in an attack on a security checkpoint in the country’s rebel-hit south, according to the army.
- - list 3 of 4Thai police disguised in dancing lion costume arrest wanted man - list 4 of 4Cambodian PM says Thailand occupying ‘deep’ territory after ceasefire Attackers used gunfire and pipe bombs against members of Task Force Ranger Regiment 45 while they were guarding the area, the army said.
- The attack was one of the deadliest against Thai security forces in recent years and comes amid renewed concern over violence in the country’s southern border provinces.
What happened
Five soldiers killed in southern Thailand checkpoint attack The assault in Narathiwat came a day after a car bombing elsewhere in the province wounded a police officer. Five Thai paramilitary soldiers have been killed and six civilians wounded in an attack on a security checkpoint in the country’s rebel-hit south, according to the army. - list 3 of 4Thai police disguised in dancing lion costume arrest wanted man - list 4 of 4Cambodian PM says Thailand occupying ‘deep’ territory after ceasefire Attackers used gunfire and pipe bombs against members of Task Force Ranger Regiment 45 while they were guarding the area, the army said. The attack was one of the deadliest against Thai security forces in recent years and comes amid renewed concern over violence in the country’s southern border provinces. The checkpoint assault came a day after a car bomb exploded outside the former Tanyong police station elsewhere in Narathiwat, injuring an officer and damaging the building. It was the first car bombing recorded in the southern border region this year, according to Thailand’s The Nation.