An known number of insurgents launched an ambush attack to patrolling soldiers in Thailand's southern province of Pattani on Saturday morning, killing one soldier and injuring an official.
Local police said the soldier was killed on the spot while the insurgents, hidden inside a forest nearby a main road in Sai Buri district, fired at the patrolling team.
Another military official was injured during the fire exchange between the soldiers and the insurgents. He was rushed to a nearby hospital.
Thailand's three southernmost provinces -- Pattani, Narathiwat and Yala have been troubled with insurgency-related violence which has claimed more than 2,500 lives since it resumed in early 2004.
Source: Xinhua
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