2 wild-plant collectors shot dead

2 wild-plant collectors shot dead

Two wild-plant collectors were gunned down in Yala’s Bannang Sata district on Saturday morning, said police.

They were identified as Apichet Maneechot, 32, and Sutthisak Intharat, 23. Both were from tambon Khuen Banglang in Bannang Sata district. Their bodies were found on a road in tambon Bacho when police arrived after being alerted at about 7.10am on Saturday.

Each man was shot in the head and body. Several spent HK shells were found scattered on the road.  A motorcycle was found near the bodies.

Police said the two men were on their way to collect forest plants when an unknown number of assailants fired shots at them.

Authorities believed the attack might have been the work of southern insurgents wanting to create unrest in the area.

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