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Policeman, young son slain in Pattani

A policeman and his teenage son were killed in a shooting in Pattani’s Saiburi district on Tuesday morning, Pol Col Arsis Ausmayi, chief of Saiburi police station, said.

A policeman and his 14-year-old son were killed in a shooting in Pattani on Jan 17, 2012. (Photo MCOT)

Sen Sgt Maj Sathaporn Kongphut, 50, of Saiburi police station, was standing with his son, Patcharapol, 14, waiting for a school passenger van on Tha Sadej road in tambon Taluban when gunmen in a pickup truck fired at them with a 9mm pistol and M16 assault rifle.

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  • ajarnchan

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    Discussion 3 : 17/01/2012 at 03:56 PM3

    #1 At present the response seems to be to ignore and hope it goes away. The only certain way to end the conflict would be to 'give in to terrorism', which would be unacceptable, seemingly at any price. Of course the people paying that price are innocents, such as this boy murdered for no good reason, or others simply doing their jobs and unable to change anything.

    It falls to the government to come up with a fresh initiative, but of course words are cheap. Sadly it seems as though 'southern' life is also cheap, and expendable.

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    Discussion 2 : 17/01/2012 at 11:40 AM2

    Such a dreadful and wasteful loss of a young life, and his brave father. Our thoughts must be with the family and all the others in similarly dangerous positions. When will it all end ?

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    Discussion 1 : 17/01/2012 at 11:27 AM1

    Like the government, I have no response.

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