Bangkok Post : Gunmen kill 3 in Yala

Gunmen kill 3 in Yala

Published: 6/09/2009 at 03:44 PM
Online news: Breakingnews

Suspected separatist militants shot and killed three villagers in Yala province on Sunday.

Police said the three victims included a 61-year-old village headman, Waedaloh Waeuseng, his daughter Yaleeya Waeuseng, 35, and his son-in-law Mahama Longsa, 42.

All of them were killed in front of the village headman's house in Yaha district.

At least three gunmen were involved in the shooting and they sprayed dozens of bullets with M-16 and AK47 assault rifles on the three villagers, police said.

Police blamed the southern separatist insurgents.

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