Gunfight erupts in Thai south, four rebels dead

Troops killed four suspected insurgents during a gunfight in Thailand's restive Muslim southernmost provinces, the military said on Monday, the latest unrest in a region plagued by years of separatist violence.

The four men were shot dead late on Sunday and three others wounded when a gunbattle broke out during an inspection of a pickup truck by soldiers manning a checkpoint in Pattani province, 1055 km (655 miles) south of Bangkok. (Reuters)