In Narathiwat, insurgents planted a 50-kg homemade bomb targeting a Sukirin volunteer vehicle while it was passing by after a boat racing event. They then opened fire again, resulting in 2 deaths and 16 injuries among officials. Tags: [Narathiwat, bombing, insurgency, Sukirin volunteers, attack, casualties]
At 14:52 on 18 Sep 2026, Pol. Col. Praphot Lomket, superintendent of Sukirin Police Station, Narathiwat, received reports of an ambush bombing and follow-up shooting against the Sukirin Volunteer Defense officials on a road in Blu Kaya Ing village, Moo 2, Rom Sai subdistrict. The attack caused multiple deaths and injuries among officials and damaged vehicles. He informed his superiors and coordinated with Pichit Rungprasert, the Sukirin district chief, military, and police to investigate the scene.Tags: [police report, Sukirin, ambush, investigation, local authorities]
At the scene, a white Isuzu 6-wheel truck with Bangkok license plates was found overturned with its wheels facing upward. Several injured and deceased individuals were trapped underneath. Officials quickly rescued and transported them to Sukirin Hospital. About 20 meters away, a bomb crater approximately 2 meters deep and 3 meters wide was found, scattered with fragments of the homemade bomb placed inside a 50-kg cooking gas tank. The detonator was not found. Debris was spread across the road and thick roadside bushes.Tags: [bomb site, vehicle overturned, casualties, evidence, Sukirin]
Preliminary reports list 2 deaths and 16 injured officials: 1. Volunteer Sulayman Nakwarin (critical) 2. Volunteer Rudy Sawa 3. Volunteer Samsu Durama 4. Volunteer Adisorn Daengsri 5. Volunteer Paisan Sithong 6. Volunteer Anan Pui 7. Volunteer Natthapong Wongwai 8. Volunteer Chinwat Rattanapong 9. Volunteer Manorom Puiruk 10. Volunteer Alham NagoTags: [casualty list, injured, deceased, volunteers, Sukirin]
11. Volunteer Makosen Kaji (critical) 12. Volunteer Subhan Jedoala (critical) 13. Volunteer Amrin Khunthong (critical) 14. Volunteer Suhan Dure 15. Volunteer Dulphata Saha (critical) 16. Volunteer Irin Kaewrawang (deceased) 17. Volunteer Nattanun Kaewsupho (deceased) 18. Volunteer Amnan Suding (critical)Tags: [casualty list continuation, volunteers, critical condition, deceased]
Investigation revealed that before the incident, 18 volunteer defense officials were riding a 6-wheel truck returning from a boat race event held in Mueang Narathiwat district to their base in Sukirin district. At the attack site, unknown assailants concealed themselves in dense roadside bushes. As the truck passed, they detonated a bomb buried under the road surface, causing the truck to flip and roll multiple times. The attackers then opened fire from their hiding spots, prompting the volunteers to return fire before the assailants fled using their knowledge of the terrain.Tags: [incident details, ambush, bomb detonation, firefight, volunteer defense]
Authorities believe the attack was carried out by insurgents retaliating after security forces fatally shot two bomb-makers in the Tavee mountain range on 9 Sep 2026.Tags: [retaliation, insurgency, bomb-makers, Tavee mountain, security forces]