Thailand: 3 soldiers killed in South as peace talks start in Malaysia between Thai Government delegation and Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu Patani (BRN) rebels
Three rangers were killed and five others wounded, two seriously, by a bomb explosion in Narathiwat’s Cho Airong district early on Thursday, as peace talks began between the Thai government and representatives of separatist groups in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Lt-Gen Udomchai Thammasaroraj, the 4th Army commander, said he believed the attack was intended to disrupt the peace-making process.
“We suspect this was the work of local militants who want to discredit the peace talks under way in Kuala Lumpur,” he said.
The talks began between a 15-member Thai delegation and representatives of the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) and several other insurgent groups.