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Thailand to Free 900 Held After Muslim Protest--PM
This may not be a wise move.Thai authorities will start on Saturday releasing most of the 1,200 Muslim men detained last week after a protest which left 85 dead and outraged Muslims worldwide, the country's prime minister said. Thaksin Shinawatra said 300 protesters would remain in custody as an investigation continued into last Monday's tragedy, one of the bloodiest days in a 10-month wave of unrest in the mainly-Muslim south. "The remaining 900 protesters will be continuously released starting from this afternoon," Thaksin said in his weekly radio address. Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-10-30 |
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