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Narathiwat - A 68-year-old man was killed and his son was severely injured allegedly by Muslim insurgents Thursday morning after he was contacted by phone to meet a stranger who offered to buy his land.

Police said Ma Yi-ngo was shot ded by M-16 rifle at about 8:20. His son, Makru Yi-ngo, 25, was severely injured in the ambush and rushed to a nearby hospital.

Police said Ma received a phone call from a stranger offering to buy his land and rubber plantation. Ma earlier put up a sign offering his land for sale.

The caller asked Ma to meet him at the rubber plantation. The father and son rode their motorcycle to Ma's rubber plantation but they were greeted with M-16 fire, killing the old man at the scene.

The Nation