Five dead in Narathiwat shoot-out

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Five dead in Narathiwat shoot-out

The Sunday Nation October 6, 2013 1:00 am

Seven suspected insurgents are arrested yesterday following a gunfight in Narathiwat that left three suspected insurgents and two policemen dead.

A shoot-out yesterday in the southern border province of Narathiwat left three suspected insurgents and two policemen dead, including a police major.

The gunfight, which lasted about four hours, broke out in the afternoon after policemen laid siege to a house in Narathiwat's Rusoh district.

The property was believed to be a hideout for an unknown number of heavily-armed insurgents, police said.

Seven suspected insurgents were arrested in the incident. Most of them were wanted in connection with attacks in the region. A number of weapons and explosives were also seized.

The slain policemen were identified as Pol Major Atipat Suwanwiwat and Pol Lance Corporal Wichit Odthon.

Among the suspected insurgents killed was Abdulrohing Daisoh, wanted by authorities in connection with more than 10 attacks in the South. Police say he was a leading operative of the insurgent movement.

Another policeman, Sergeant Yothin Chantaradej, was also injured in the gunfight.