4 dead in Thai attack

BANGKOK, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Gunmen ambushed a military vehicle in Thailand Saturday, killing three paramilitary rangers and a housekeeper, police said.

The 6 a.m. attack occurred in Yala's Muang district a few hours after a clash in Pattani province in which one suspected militant was killed and another arrested, the Bangkok Post reported.

Witnesses told police the rangers and housekeeper were on their way to a market when the gunmen opened fire from nearby woods, the newspaper said. After killing the four, the attackers set fire to the truck and fled.

Police suspect the gunmen are members of a southern separatist movement led by Abdul Roseh Jarong.