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Ambush kills eight Thai soldiers Ambush kills eight Thai soldiers
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Eight Thai soldiers have been killed in an attack by suspected Muslim separatist rebels in the violence-hit south, an army spokesman said.Eight Thai soldiers have been killed in an attack by suspected Muslim separatist rebels in the violence-hit south, an army spokesman said.
The soldiers were patrolling in Narathiwat province, which borders Malaysia, when the ambush took place.The soldiers were patrolling in Narathiwat province, which borders Malaysia, when the ambush took place.
Two other soldiers were wounded in a separate clash in the province, Reuters news agency said. Two other soldiers were wounded in a separate clash, Reuters said.
Thousands of people have died in southern Thailand since insurgents escalated attacks in January 2004. There are frequent gun and bomb attacks in Thailand's southern-most provinces, where separatist rebels are fighting for an Islamic state.
More than 2,500 people have been killed since the violence escalated in early 2004
The attack in Narathiwat took place around 0940 (0240 GMT), army spokesman Col Acra Tiproch said.
"Initial reports said the soldiers were ambushed after escorting teachers to schools and eight of them were killed," he said.
Rebels had also disrupted the mobile phone network in the region by attacking transmission towers, he said.