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At least 10 soldiers have been killed in a bomb attack by suspected militants in southern Thailand, officials say. | |
The roadside bomb struck an army vehicle carrying around 12 soldiers as it drove through the province of Yala, the deputy governor said. | |
The attack is one of the worst in the region in recent years. | |
Another five people were killed in a separate incident in Songkhla province, when gunmen fired at local Muslims at a mosque, reports say. | |
Gunmen opened fire on the group of villagers after evening prayers in the Sabayoi district, a Thai army spokesperson said. | |
"The victims were all men in their 20s. They were killed inside the mosque," Colonel Acra Tiproach told the AFP news agency. | |
At least 2,000 people have died in Thailand's restive south since a resurgence of unrest in January 2004. |