Thai authorities hunt for suspects after an attack in troubled south kills 5 soldiers

Thai authorities are investigating an attack in Narathiwat province where 10 suspects opened fire and threw pipe bombs at a military checkpoint, killing five soldiers and injuring six civilians. Attackers stole weapons and equipment from the paramilitary Ranger force, and the Internal Security Operations Command confirmed the truck used was later found abandoned and burned. The incident occurred in a region with ongoing Muslim separatist tensions.