Hari Raya celebrations in southern Thailand were marred by a number of violent incidents today, leaving at least six dead and eight injured.
In Narathiwat, a solider and three separatists were killed in a clash.
The incident occurred about 11am when separatists attacked a policeman who was on the way home to celebrate Hari Raya with his family in Rusok district, according to Police Lieutenant General Suchat Tirasawat.
Suchat, who is also deputy chief police officer for the southern district said soldiers staying nearby came to the aid of the policeman who was shot and wounded.
This resulted in a fierce firefight which lasted for about 30 minutes.
"A soldier who was seriously wounded in the clash died at the Rusok Hospital, while the injured policeman who was admitted to the same hospital, was transferred to the Yala Hospital.
"Three of the separatists from a group known as Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK), were shot and killed at the scene of the incident," added Suchat.
Meanwhile in Takbai - also located in the Narathiwat district - assistant village head, Mat-useng Haji Abubakar, 37, died at the Takbai Hospital after he was shot in front of his house.
About 9 last night, after the announcement that today would be Hari Raya, a wayside bomb exploded at Kampung Kadunong in Saiburi district, Pattani.
The bomb was activated as rangers were on foot patrol in the area.
Suchat said a five-year-old child was killed and two rangers, as well as five civilians, injured.
Bernama
Mon Jul 28 2014
Thai Muslims pray at a cemetery on the first day of Hari Raya in Narathiwat, Thailand. - AFP Photo/Madaree Tohlala
JKDM beli 20 anjing pengesan dadah libat kos RM1.9 juta
JKDM dalam proses perolehan 20 ekor anjing pengesan dadah serta tiga unit mesin pengimbas 'backscatter' dalam usaha perangi dadah.
Sultan Selangor berangkat ke majlis bacaan yasin, tahlil di Pangkalan TLDM
Sultan Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah yang juga Kepten Yang Dipertua Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (TLDM) berkenan berangkat ke Pangkalan TLDM Lumut.
MOT, Khazanah, MAG perlu perkukuh tadbir urus MAB - PM Anwar
Jelas Anwar lagi, pengurusan syarikat penerbangan yang baik juga akan memberi manfaat kepada kakitangan melalui gaji yang setimpal dengan perkhidmatan mereka.
Kontroversi UM: Mahasiswa protes, tuntut tindakan tegas pihak jemput profesor pro-Israel
Sekumpulan mahasiswa Universiti Malaya (UM) hari ini mengadakan perhimpunan membantah tindakan menjemput penceramah pro-Zionis memberi ceramah di institusi itu baru-baru ini.
[INFOGRAFIK] Penstrukturan Semula Akaun KWSP | Berkuatkuasa 11 Mei 2024
Berikut adalah info berkenaan dengan Penstrukturan Semula Akaun KWSP.
Sekatan terhadap penceramah asing pro-Zionis demi keselamatan negara - Zambry
Sekatan terhadap penceramah asing pro-Zionis perlu dilihat dari aspek keselamatan dan imej negara yang boleh terjejas akibat kenyataan mereka.
Kekejaman zionis: Universiti Columbia ilhamkan gelombang protes nasional
Protes di Universiti Columbia membantah perang Israel di Gaza telah mencetuskan gelombang demonstrasi serupa di kampus kolej seluruh Amerika Syarikat.
Pemilik stesen minyak didenda RM30,000 jual RON95 kepada kenderaan asing
Hakim menjatuhkan hukuman itu ke atas Mohammad Naziruddin Abu Hassan, 61, selaku Orang Kena Saman (OKS) selepas mengaku bersalah atas pertuduhan itu.
Komen jelik tentang nahas helikopter TLDM, peniaga didenda RM23,000
Seorang peniaga dalam talian didenda RM23,000 oleh Mahkamah Sesyen Taiping pada Jumaat, selepas mengaku bersalah atas tuduhan memuat naik komen jelik berhubung nahas helikopter milik Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (TLDM) di Lumut, yang mengorbankan 10 mangsa.
Lima laluan ditutup sementara sempena hari penamaan calon PRK KKB esok
Jalan yang terlibat bagi penutupan sementara itu ialah Jalan Merdeka, Jalan Abdul Hamid, Jalan Dato Muda Jaafar, Jalan Mat Kilau dan Jalan Kamarudin.