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Gunmen kill Buddhist mechanic
GUNMEN have killed a Buddhist mechanic in the latest violence in Thailand's mainly Muslim south, where more than 840 people have died in nearly daily attacks since January last year.The gunmen followed Pra-oth Rattanakornpitak, 46, as he was returning from work in Muang district in Yala province late yesterday and shot him three times, police said. Police and his wife, Rattana, said they believed he was killed by Islamic militants. The Government blames militants for much of the unrest that has roiled the region along the Malaysian border for 19 months. "The motive of killing was likely connected to the unrest by Muslim militants, since he had no known personal conflicts," said Colonel Chaithat Inthanuchit, superintendent of Yala's Muang police station. Posted by: God Save The World 2005-08-09 |
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