No less than 4 killed in southern Thailand capturing, police trying to find suspect | World News

No less than 4 individuals had been killed in a capturing in southern Thailand on Saturday, police mentioned, with native media reporting that officers had been nonetheless trying to find the suspect.

The assault began at about 5 pm (1100 GMT), in Khiri Rat Nikhom district in Surat Thani province -- roughly 600 km (370 miles) south of the capital Bangkok.

"4 individuals died," native head of police Kriangkrai Kraikaew informed AFP, declining to present additional particulars.

The capturing occurred close to the house of a former village head, native media reported.

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Thailand has excessive charges of gun possession and there was a gradual trickle of violent incidents up to now 12 months, together with one of many deadliest assaults in current historical past.

The dominion was surprised in October after a former police sergeant murdered 36 individuals, 24 of them youngsters, within the northeastern Nong Bua Lam Phu province.

And final month, three individuals had been killed and one other three wounded in a Phetchaburi province capturing, which ended solely after a 15-hour stand-off.