30 September 2016

News Story: Violence recurs in southern Thailand

Hanoi (VNA) – Violence recurred in southern Thailand when gunmen attacked a primary school in Narathiwat province, killing one person and injuring two others, Thai police said on September 29. 

The incident occurred when 10 insurgents rode motorbikes directing their guns at a group of security officers at the school. 

Victims are members of civil defence force trained and armed by the government to support tens of thousands of soldiers in insecure provinces bordering Malaysia. They often escort teachers and pupils in the most dangerous areas in the southern region. 

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