Five members of the ranger patrol riding in this vehicle were killed, and a sixth wounded, when it was attacked in Narathiwat's Chanae district on Thursday. (Photo by Wadao Harai)NARATHIWAT - Five paramilitary rangers were killed and another badly wounded in roadside bomb blast and following attack on their patrol by gunmen wearing green outfits in Chanae district on Thursday. The bomb went off around 2pm as a patrol vehicle carrying a ranger team was approaching Ringae village in tambon Padungmart. When the patrol vehicle was just 100 metres beyond them, the bomb went off and those men opened fire at the rangers. Before fleeing, the attackers took 6 M16 assault rifles from the dead and injured rangers, and set fires on some bodies.

Source: Bangkok Post April 27, 2017 10:36 UTC