Southern Thailand attacks kill two security volunteers

Suspected insurgents ambushed defense volunteers in Yala and Pattani, southern Thailand, killing two and injuring one in two separate overnight attacks.

Assailants also torched a vehicle and fired on a security outpost. In Pattani, an unknown number of attackers used firearms to open fire on a vehicle on 27th April, killing one defense volunteer and critically wounded another.

In Yala, a separate attack early on 28th killed one defense volunteer, followed by an assault on an outpost and the burning of the vehicle of the dead volunteer. Later on 28th April, a roadside bomb later injured three border patrol officers in Yala. Authorities are investigating both incidents, suspecting militants.