Civilian shot dead in Yala, insurgents ambush authorities with bomb

Insurgents shot dead a Yala villager on Thursday night before ambushing the authorities inspecting the scene with a roadside bomb.

Fortunately, no one was injured when the bomb was detonated in Uber village in Tambon Bacho of Yala's Bannang Sata district.

Police said 20 troops, police and Interior Ministry officials rushed to the scene after they were informed at 8.15pm that a villager has been gunned down. He was identified as Rosalee Toni, 28, a former sailor with the Navy.

They were travelling in nine vehicles. About two kilometres before they reached the scene, an unknown number of insurgents detonated the roadside bomb.

The Nation