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Insurgent killer and trainer killed in Yala security operation just one kilometre from the Malaysian border

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Wanted over the 2019 Yala massacre of 15 village guards, Sa-udi Ting-useng, 48, is shot dead near Malaysia. Other militants flee as police recover an M16 rifle and handgun. (Source: Thai Rath)

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### Three-day hunt ends in gunfire near Malaysia! Thai forces kill Sa-udi Ting-useng, 48, wanted over the November 2019 massacre of 15 village guards. The suspect faced two other warrants. Armed companions escape while police examine seized weapons.

A wanted insurgent linked to attacks that killed 16 people was shot dead in a dawn gunfight with Thai security forces in Yala on Monday. Sa-udi Ting-useng, 48, was wanted over the November 5, 2019 massacre of 15 village security volunteers in Lam Phaya. He was also sought over a 2013 civilian beheading and an April 3, 2017 checkpoint attack that injured 12 police officers.

Thai security forces shot dead a wanted insurgent during an intelligence-led operation in Yala early on Monday, November 9. The 48-year-old suspect was wanted over three major attacks, including the massacre of 15 village security volunteers.

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