3 soldiers killed in Thailand

Three soldiers were killed and one was wounded in an attack Thursday by gunmen in south of Thailand, police said, according to AP. About seven to eight insurgents in a pickup truck opened fire on the four soldiers, who were helping villagers repair their houses in Yarang district in Pattani province, Police Col. Wasant Phuangnoi said. He said the officers exchanged gunfire with the militants, who later took away three M16 rifles from the soldiers and fled the scene. The incident occurred one day after five plainclothes policemen were killed in a similar attack in another district in Pattani province.