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Update: Truck carrying students attacked

NARATHIWAT - Two men riding on a motorcycle attacked a pickup truck carrying seven students to Rueso Kindergarten school in Rueso district on Thursday morning, police said.

Pol Col Anothai Jindamanee, superintendent of Ruso police station, said police received a report of the shooting about 7.30am.

Mayeeda Lameng, a 45-year-old villager who witnessed the attack, told investigators that the man riding pillion on the motorcycle opened fire at the pickup truck's driver.

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  • bkksim

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    Discussion 1 : 17 Jan 2013 at 12.381

    "more than 700 teachers in the deep South took an oath not to abandon their students"

    Shame the government haven't doe the same for the teachers in the south
    Poor children will be scared for life seeing the man shot while they were going to school.

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