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Village chief slain, man wounded in Pattani

A village headman was shot dead in his pick-up truck while returning home from a meeting in Muang district of Pattani on Tuesday afternoon.

Pol Col Somporn Meesuk, the Muang district police chief, said the attack took place about 1.05pm on a road at Ban Kuya in tambon Paka Harang.

Ya Waeni, 58, the headman of Village No 6 in tambon Paka Harang was returning home in his pick-up truck when he was attacked by gunmen armed with AK47 and M16 rifles.

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