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Ranger killed in siege to arrest southern insurgent suspects

Armed security officials gather near a forest in a hunt for southern violence suspects in Chanae district, Narathiwat province, on Monday. (Photos supplied)

NARATHIWAT — A paramilitary ranger was killed when security officials laid siege to a house to arrest suspected southern insurgents in Chanae district of this southern border province on Monday, and the hunt continued for hours from early morning.

Officials began the operation at 5.30am at a home in Ban Ruepoh village, tambon Dusongyor, after intelligence indicated a group of suspects had gathered there. They are accused of taking part in a fatal ambush of an assistant chief of Chanae on April 1.

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