3 killed, 10 injured, schools torched

Yala - Three people were killed and at least ten others injured when southern insurgents launched coordinated attacks, including school arsons, in Yala and Songkhla Friday night.

Police said the casualties happened in Yala when insurgents opened fire a teashop.

The insurgents also set fire to a school in Yala, set fire to several other spots as well as detonating a bomb while their colleagues in Songkhla set fire to five schools.

Police said an unknown number of insurgents on a pick-up truck opened fire the teashop using assault rifles at about 9:10 pm.

The shop was located in Ban Thamnob Village in Tambon Tanoh Puteh of Bannang Sata district.

Three were killed at the scene and the injured were rushed to the provincial hospital.

All of the three were 14-year-old boys identified as Rusalan Ruding, Marolima Senglaroh and Imrol Sengsoh.

The shooting against the teashop followed arson attacks against a school in Raman district at 8 pm. Two buildings of the Ban Kameng School were damaged.

Police said insurgents also set fire to power poles and rubber tiles at many spots in Yala's Muang district.

Insurgents also detonated a bomb, destroying two power poles on the Yala-Bannang Sata Road in Muang districts.

Meanswhile, the insurgents also fire to five schools in Songkhla's Sabayoi district at about 9 pm.

They were Ban Khoksileng School in Tambon Thungpho, Ban Khoktok Schook in Tambon Thungpho, Sabayoi School and Ban Thamniab School in Tambon Sabayoi as well as Polormudor School in Tambon Janae.

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