2 Dead, 15 Hurt in Thailand Shooting

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2 Dead, 15 Hurt in Thailand Shooting

Three gunmen attacked a school bus near Thailand's border with Myanmar on Tuesday, killing two teen-age students and injuring 15 others, officials said.

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Three gunmen attacked a school bus near Thailand's border with Myanmar on Tuesday, killing two teen-age students and injuring 15 others, officials said.

The shooting occurred in southern Ratchaburi province, about six miles from Myanmar, provincial Gov. Kometh Duangthongdee told reporters. Relations between the Southeast Asian neighbors have deteriorated since a shelling incident two weeks ago along their frontier, and fighting between Myanmar rebels and the government often spills over into Thailand.

Three gunmen dressed as ethnic minority Karen rebels from Myanmar and armed with M-16s opened fire on the bus at around 7 a.m. in the province's Suan Phung district, the governor said. Police said the bus was climbing a steep road in a mountainous jungle area.

The victims were 14 to 17 years old. The wounded were rushed to a hospital, while the gunmen were believed to have escaped back into Myanmar, police said. They said the motive for the attack was not clear.

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