3 seriously hurt in Pattani shootout

Three military officers were seriously hurt in a clash with insurgents setoff by an tried apprehension in the southern border province of Pattani early Saturday. A ranger patrol, working with a 50-man unique job force, was acting on intelligence that a group of insurgents were operating in Khlong Chang town in Khok Pho district at 4am. The force discovered 2 to 3 believed separatists with weapons hiding in the location. After being surrounded in a thick forest, the insurgents opened fire on security workers at about 7am. A firefight takenplace throughout which anumberof surges were heard by witnesses. The 15-minute clash
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