Islamic militants on Friday attacked an army post at a primary school in Thailand`s Muslim-majority south, in which two teenager killed in an hour-long gun battle. The two rangers who were Muslims, died when at least 10 militants raided the base overnight on the campus of the school in Narathiwat, a province on the border with Malaysia.

An official said that there were more than 20 rangers were based at the post, but no other casualties were reported. The two rangers, both were 19 years old, were killed in the first shots fired during the attack.