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Manhunt continues for cop-killing policeman in Yala

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

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A forensic police officer on Wednesday examines a bullet hole allegedly left by Cpl. Hassapol Soprakon’s assault rifle at Batutamong Police Station.

 

YALA — When someone opened fire on policemen dining in Yala province, killing two and wounding 16, it wasn’t the separatists who’ve battled security forces there for over a decade, but one of their own, prompting a massive manhunt still underway Thursday.

 

The alleged gunman, Cpl. Hassapol Soprakon, was described by his commanders as a troubled policeman who finally snapped Tuesday night after his supervisors refused his request to be reassigned away from the region where insurgents stage attacks on a near-daily basis.

 

Full Story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2016/10/27/manhunt-continues-cop-killing-policeman-yala/

 
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