Four more killed in shootings in South
Violence continued in the deep South over the weekend as four people, including a police informant and a former government employee, were killed and three others injured in separate shootings.
Police informant Asanee Sani, 21, was shot dead while he shopped at a local fresh market in the Joh I Rong district yesterday afternoon by a man in the crowd. Bystander Nura-ainee Baga, 26, who was near Asanee at the time, was hit in the shoulder and sent to a local hospital for treatment. Around the same time in Chanae district, former Southern Border Provinces Peace-Building Command (SBPPC) employee Sabree Uma, 30, was shot dead while riding his motorbike on an errand with friend Mahama Guedong, who was also injured in the attack. On Saturday morning, rubber tapper Salahudin Toja, 19, was shot dead as he worked. After the shooting, the attackers hacked his face beyond recognition, police said. Late on Friday, two men dressed in black walked into a noodle shop in the province and shot and killed Amran Ahdoloh, 43. Meanwhile, in Pattani, defence volunteer Bueraheng Bali, 40, was shot in the eye with a pistol while he was riding his motorbike home from a local mosque in Panare district. He is being treated at a local hospital. The attacks followed the beheading of a Burmese worker, whose head was used to lure the investigating team to the scene before detonating a bomb. No one was injured. Police believe Muslim insurgents are behind all the attacks. More than 1,700 people have lost their lives since this new wave of violence began in the three southernmost provinces in January 2004.
The Nation Narathiwat
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