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– At least fifteen people were killed in attacks by rebels in Thailand\u2019s violence-wracked south, an army spokesman said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

“Late Tuesday militants struck two checkpoints in Yala province manned by civil defence volunteers, opening fire on them as a group of villagers stopped to talk”, southern army spokesman Pramote Prom-in told AFP.<\/p>\n

“Twelve were killed at the scene, two more died at the hospital, and one died this morning,” said Pramote, adding that attackers took M-16 rifles and shotguns from the checkpoints.<\/p>\n

The areas surrounding the checkpoints have been closed off and are currently under forensic investigation.<\/p>\n

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