'Vandal' shoots cars in Narathiwat

The shooting of the windscreens on 10 vehicles along five roads in Narathiwat's Muang district early Tuesday morning was likely the work of a reckless young vandal with an air pistol rather than insurgents, police said yesterday.

Security camera footage at 1.41am captured a man in his late 20s in semi-military clothing riding a motorcycle and carrying a pistol.

The damaged vehicles were one pickup on Ra Ngae Makkha Road, two pickups on Rattana Wanich Road, a car and a pickup on Maitreejit Road, two pickups on Traipop Road and three pickups on Lamai Uthit Road.

One of the vehicle owners, Premchai Prasertyothin, said car owners were worried and want police to patrol more frequently at night or allow for vehicle parking at police stations.