Two dead, 27 wounded after rebel ambush in southern Thailand
The attack began early on Thursday when a roadside bomb struck a vehicle carrying the army rangers in a remote village in Yala province
Two soldiers died and 27 other people were wounded, including two civilians, as suspected rebels ambushed an army patrol in Thailand’s violence-stricken deep south, officials said on Thursday.
The Muslim-majority region that borders Malaysia has been roiled by violence for over a decade as ethnic Malay insurgents battle the Buddhist-majority state for more autonomy.
More than 6,800 people have died – the majority civilians – in a conflict that grinds on far from international headlines.
The attack began early Thursday when a roadside bomb struck a vehicle carrying the army rangers in a remote village in the Yaha district of Yala province.
A second explosive was detonated half an hour later as bomb squad experts arrived to clear the scene, followed by a shoot-out in which suspected militants peppered the security forces with fire.
