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Thai Radio News Host Killed in Gun Attack
Gunmen shot and killed the popular host of a political news radio program in southern Thailand on Tuesday, police said.
Witayudh Saengsopit, 55, was shot five times as he was about to enter his office in Surat Thani, 330 miles south of Bangkok, to prepare for an early morning broadcast, Police Capt. Veerasak Siripokpat said.
Witayudh was host of the Tan Loke Tan Kon (Catch Up With The World, Catch Up With The Man) show at a provincial radio station.
Late last year, an unidentified group put a hand grenade on the gate of his office as a threat, possibly linked to a personal dispute or his reporting on alleged government corruption. He had been under police protection for several months, but that ended recently.
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