Village chief slain in Pattani

Village chief slain in Pattani

A village chief was killed and his assistant wounded by gunmen in Muang district of Pattani province on Thursday afternoon, police said.

While Manase Maro, 40, chief of Ban Khlong Maning in Muang district, and Masuki Samama, 28, the assistant village chief, were returning home from a monthly meeting in a pick-up truck about 1.30pm. They were followed by two or three men in a black car.  

At Ban Khlong Maning the men in the black car opened fire at the pick-up truck with assault rifles. The vehicle ran off  the road and into a tree.  Manase was killed and Masuki wounded by bullets.  Both  were rushed to Pattani Hospital.

Police were investigating whether the attack was the result of a personal conflict or related to the insurgency.

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