PATTANI: Two volunteer rangers were killed at a market in Yaring district in this southernmost province on Friday night.
Police were reported at 6pm that four gunmen on two motorcycles had shot them dead at Ban Tanyong Dalor market.
Waraphan Khuntong, 22, of Pak Phanang district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province, died on the spot. Athorn Thuajob, 23, of Nong Chik district, Pattani province, died on the way to Pattani Hospital.
An initial investigation found the two volunteers were on duty providing security at the daily evening flea market frequented by a lot of people.
The perpetrators, disguising themselves as shoppers, approached and shot them a close range. After the victims fell, they took two rifles from them.
