Thai Examiner
29 year old Police Sergeant dies after insurgent attack on a new Pattani police station on Friday evening
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Gunmen ambush the new Sai Buri police station in Pattani, killing 29-year-old officer Nattawut Surarat. Security forces launch a mass manhunt with checkpoints, drones and patrols across the district amid rising insurgency fears in Thailand’s deep sou
Key facts
- Gunmen ambush the new Sai Buri police station in Pattani, killing 29-year-old officer Nattawut Surarat
- Gunmen launched a deadly evening assault on the new Sai Buri Police Station in Pattani on Friday, killing a 29-year-old special operations officer and triggering a sweeping security crackdown across Thailand’s deep south
- Officer from Nong Chik unit dies after ambush by gunmen while patrolling new Sai Buri police compound
- Security forces seal Sai Buri attack scene as forensic teams gather evidence and hunt gunmen overnight
- Troops deploy drones and checkpoints across Sai Buri after deadly assault on police station compound
- Newly opened Sai Buri station attack prompts Friday night alert across Pattani insurgency zone
Summary
Gunmen launched a deadly evening assault on the new Sai Buri Police Station in Pattani on Friday, killing a 29-year-old special operations officer and triggering a sweeping security crackdown across Thailand’s deep south. The attack struck at 6:30 p.m. beside the unfinished compound in Tabing subdistrict, where assailants opened fire on police before escaping into the darkness after a brief exchange.
Friday brought another deadly attack in Thailand’s southern border provinces after gunmen targeted the new Sai Buri Police Station in Pattani. The assault left one police officer dead and triggered a major security response across the Sai Buri district.