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Three die in Thai rebel standoff | Three die in Thai rebel standoff |
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Three people have died in a gun battle in southern Thailand as security forces clashed with insurgents, police said. | Three people have died in a gun battle in southern Thailand as security forces clashed with insurgents, police said. |
A Thai police spokesman said suspected Muslim rebels opened fire on security forces who had surrounded and stormed a house in Yala province. | A Thai police spokesman said suspected Muslim rebels opened fire on security forces who had surrounded and stormed a house in Yala province. |
One police officer, a soldier, and an insurgent were killed in the standoff, the spokesman said. | One police officer, a soldier, and an insurgent were killed in the standoff, the spokesman said. |
More than 3,500 people have died in a five-year separatist insurgency in Thailand's three southern provinces. | More than 3,500 people have died in a five-year separatist insurgency in Thailand's three southern provinces. |
Saturday's standoff came after unknown gunmen attacked a joint military and police patrol unit, Reuters news agency reported. | |
It said at least two gunmen managed to escape although scores of police officers and soldiers were surrounding the building. | |
A recent escalation in hostilities in Thailand's restive south has left around 40 people dead and 60 wounded this month alone. |
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