Five Rangers Killed in Coordinated Narathiwat Checkpoint Attack

Five Rangers Killed in Coordinated Narathiwat Checkpoint Attack

Five paramilitary rangers were killed when six armed assailants attacked the Buketa Sami checkpoint in Narathiwat’s Ra-ngae district on July 22. Five civilians, including children, were also injured by the gunfire and explosions and taken to hospital. Authorities said the attackers opened fire and threw pipe bombs before escaping in a coordinated convoy involving two motorcycles and a pickup truck. Security personnel later found the suspected getaway pickup burned roughly 30 kilometres from the checkpoint. Police, soldiers and forensic officers are examining bomb fragments and spent cartridges for evidence that could identify those responsible.