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Thai authorities are investigating an attack in Narathiwat province where 10 attackers used firearms and pipe bombs to kill five soldiers and injure six civilians, including a 10-year-old boy. The attackers stole weapons and equipment from the soldiers before fleeing, and the government has condemned the incident as a terrorist attack threatening national security.

Thai authorities are investigating an attack in Narathiwat province by 10 suspects who killed five soldiers and injured six civilians, including a 10-year-old boy. The attackers used firearms and pipe bombs at a security checkpoint before stealing weapons and fleeing, with the region’s ongoing Muslim separatist conflict cited as context.