Couple shot dead in far South
published : 13 Sep 2022 at 13:42
writer: R May
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Abdullah Benjakat
Husband and wife died in ambush on village road in Muang district.
Abdulloh Saree, 64, and his wife Saripa Saree, 63, were attacked just after 7pm while riding their motorcycle through Ban Wakho, Moo 4 village in tambon Tha Wap.
Police said gunmen hidden on the roadside opened fire at the couple. Both were shot several times in the head and body. Their motorcycle was found lying nearby them on the road.
Police are investigating a motive for the attack including whether it was insurgency related. They said the couple were ordinary villagers who made a living as rubber tappers.
Vocabulary
- ambush: to attack someone after hiding and waiting for them - ซุ่มโจมตี (จากตำแหน่งที่ซ่อนอยู่)
- couple: two people who are married or are involved in a romantic relationship - คู่แต่งงานกัน, คุ่รัก
- gunmen: a hired killer; a person hired to kill with a gun; a hitman - มือปืน
- hidden (adjective): when something was put in a place where people cannot see or find it - ที่ซ่อนไว้
- insurgency: an attempt by a group of people to take control of their country or the area where they live by force - การจลาจล
- motive: a reason for doing something - แรงจูงใจ
- opened fire: started shooting at something with guns -
- ordinary: not unusual or different in any way - ธรรมดา, ปกติ
- rubber tapper: a person whose work is to drain the rubber from rubber trees -
- villager: a person who lives in a small "village" located in a rural farming area -
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