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Muslim policeman gunned down in mosque in southern Thailand
A Muslim policeman was gunned down by a suspected Pol Sen Sgt Maj Abdulkarim Patalu was attending a routine evening prayer at a mosque in Raman district when an armed Police blame southern separatists for the brutal murder. Official: Terror suspect names leaders behind bombings, murders A terror suspect now in custody, Sakariya Tohtayong, has implicated masterminds of the insurgency in the far South, a senior official said yesterday. Sakariya gave useful testimony that may allow the authorities to solve many security cases, including bombings at a hotel and a shopping complex, the robbery of a security van carrying cash for a bank, and an attack on a grocery shop in which six people, including a baby, were killed. Colonel Komkrit Rattanachaya, head of the 47th Paramilitary Regimental Taskforce, said, "His answers during the interrogation have allowed us to know who are the masterminds and who are members of the movement." Sakariya was arrested in Pattani province early Saturday in an operation that saw security officials kill Ameen Dareng during a 15-minute gunfight. Both Sakariya and Ameen, 31, were wanted for alleged roles in many incidents. Posted by: ryuge 2013-06-18 |
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