Thai army 'regrets' killing three Muslim civilians in south

This picture taken on Dec 17, 2019 shows army rangers keeping watch as residents gather after three Muslim loggers were mistakenly shot dead by soldiers in the Ra-ngae district in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat. - AFP

BANGKOK (AFP): The Thai army has expressed "regret" after troops shot dead three Muslim men foraging in the jungle this week and promised a probe, a rare admission of wrongdoing by the military in thailand's insurgency-scarred south.

On Monday (Dec 16) security forces killed three men aged 24-27 in a jungle in Narathiwat province, believing them to be Muslim militants.