Police officer and insurgent killed in Narathiwat clash

Two volunteer rangers recovering from injuries in hospital

One police officer was killed and two paramilitary ranger volunteers injured in a clash with suspected insurgents in Sri Sakhon district of Narathiwat on Saturday. One suspected insurgent was also killed.

The clash occurred at around 11.30am, when a security force launched an operation to secure an area in Tue-ngo Village Moo 3, in tambon Sri Banphot, according to the Internal Security Operations Command Region 4 Forward Command (Isoc 4).

The dead officer was identified as Pol Snr Sgt Saroj Lomuan, 51. Volunteer ranger Pichet Bansri, 34, sustained head and back injuries, and volunteer ranger Kiattisak Maneechan, 35, was injured in the waist and back.

Security officers were securing the area and transporting the injured volunteers to Si Sakhon Hospital for treatment.

Isoc 4 said the two injured rangers were later transferred to Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Hospital on Saturday afternoon. Both are under close medical supervision.