Seven killed in Thai south violence: police

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Source: AFP

PATTANI, Thailand (AFP) — Suspected separatist militants shot dead a Muslim couple in troubled southern Thailand Monday, while four insurgents and a villager were killed in other violence, police said.

The couple were riding on a motorcycle to a food market in the troubled town of Pattani -- one of the worst hit areas in the Muslim-majority region -- when they were killed in a drive-by shooting, said police.

Also on Monday, security forces fought a 20-minute gun battle with suspected militants during a search of a house in nearby Narathiwat province, police said.

Four rebels were killed and two were arrested, while a ranger was injured, they said.



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