BANGKOK: The Thai military killed five suspected drug traffickers in a jungle shootout in Thailand's north, officials said Friday — the third such deadly clash in two months.

The incident happened in the early hours of Thursday morning in Chiang Rai province which is near the infamous "Golden Triangle" border region between Thailand, Laos and Myanmar — long a lucrative hub for the illegal drug trade.

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