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Thai Jihadis threaten schools, 1,000+ schools closed
More than 1,000 schools have closed and some monks began evacuating their temples as tensions intensified Wednesday between Buddhists and Muslims in southern Thailand, officials and press reports said. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra met with local leaders from the Muslim-dominated south at Government House in Bangkok in a bid to stop escalating violence. Public schools will remain closed this week while government officials discuss ways to increase security for teachers, some of whom have reported death threats against them.Posted by: TS 2004-01-28 |
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