The troops were surrounding a house in Bado village in Muang district trying to arrest the suspect, Muhamadamine Sarai, 27, when the shootout occurred at 6:40 am.
After the clash, the suspect was found dead on the second floor of the house.
Sgt Sayan Titiprasart, the leader of a unit from Yala Taskforce 11, was fatally shot during the clash. He died at the Yala provincial hospital. His two subordinates, Pvt Suradej Yima and Pvt Russalan The, were injured.
The Nation
