Six people have been killed and five wounded in Thailand's restive Muslim south, police said today, the latest upsurge in violence blamed on separatist militants.
The attacks, which included drive-by shootings and a roadside bombing, took place late last night and early this morning and targeted both Muslims and the region's minority Buddhists.
A Buddhist couple, both teachers, were killed by unknown gunmen while riding on a motorcycle early today, police said.
In the same district a few hours later, a Buddhist defence volunteer was gunned down and killed in another drive-by attack.
The shootings took place in Narathiwat province, where suspected ethnic Malay rebels torched government offices, bus shelters, shops and phone booths on Sunday in simultaneous attacks in seven districts.
Reuters