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Southeast Asia
Malaysian riot suspect in southern Thailand arrested
2004-08-12
Malaysia's security force has arrested Poh Su Ismail, a Malaysian citizen and a main suspect relating to violence demanding separation in southern Thailand in April, Thai officials said on Wednesday. Poh Su Ismail, wanted by Thailand, was the alleged author of a booklet demanding a separate Islamic state in southern Thailand. The Thai police found the booklet on the bodies of some militants. The arrest took place last week after a meeting between the foreign ministers of Thailand and Malaysia, in which both sides pledged improving the situation along their borderline. Since January, about 250 Thai people have been killed in violence in the area bordering Malaysia and having a large population of Muslims
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