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Two Suspects Wanted in Deadly Attacks, Killed in Southern Thailand

The two men, suspected to be leaders of local insurgent cells, were gunned down late Thursday. They exchanged gun fire with authorities during a raid in nearby Pattani province.

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Authorities have gunned down the two suspects wanted in twin attacks that killed 15 people early this month in southern Thailand.

The Suspected rebels planned the Nov. 5 attacks on two security checkpoints in Yala province. Lt. Gen. Pornsak Poolsawat, chief of the army’s Area 4 Command, told reporters.

He said the two men, suspected to be leaders of local insurgent cells, were gunned down late Thursday. They exchanged gun fire with authorities during a raid in nearby Pattani province.

“We are sorry for their relatives and families who may not know about the duo’s acts,” Pornsak said. “We used lenient measures and tried to negotiate with them to come out to fight in court. They did not surrender, leading to the losses.”

Two Weeks after Deadly Shooting

15 Killed in Southern Thailand

Fifteen people manning a security checkpoint were shot and killed when it was attacked by Southern Thailand Insurgent gunmen.

The raid took place two weeks after authorities issued arrest warrants against the two main suspects in the deadliest outburst of violence in a single day in the restive south since the separatist insurgency reignited in 2004, according to the military.

Pornsak said authorities received a tip-off that the suspects were hiding at a house in Pattani’s Nong Chik district. Local clerics and village leaders tried to convince the suspects to surrender for about three hours before the firefight with law-enforcement officials ensued, he said.

“The duo were key leaders of the insurgents,” Pornsak said. “They hatched the attacks on defense volunteers … killing 15.”

During the same news conference, police Lt. Gen. Ronasilp Poosara said ballistics testing had confirmed that a pair of handguns recovered from the two suspects were also used in several insurgent attacks.

Ronasilp said one of the seized firearms, was among the weapons used by the attackers in Yala. Another weapon, a .45-caliber pistol, was used in the recent killing of a policeman.

“Those two guns were used in 14 separate attacks,” he said.

Village chiefs said they had knowledge of their insurgent links

Southern Thailand 15 killed by insurgents

The three provinces in southern Thailand provinces have been in the grips of conflict over separation for more than 15-year.

Local residents feel sad but accepted the fact that they were insurgent members,” Suriya Bosu, chief of Kuanran said.

After the gunfight, security officials said they had summoned the homeowner for questioning at a military base in Pattani. Authorities had earlier detained six suspects, but none have been charged.

A seventh man, whose was arrest last week, was released after being questioned. No charges being filed against him, according to police.

A day after the Nov. 5 attacks, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha authorized security forces to impose curfews in nine districts of Southern Thailand. Following the Yala attacks that killed a mix of police officers, village defense volunteers and civilians.

The Deep Southern Thialand borders Malaysia and encompasses Pattani, Narathiwat and Yala provinces. Also four districts in Songkhla. Nearly 7,000 people have died in violence since the separatist insurgency flared up 15 years ago.

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