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| Southeast Asia |
| Soldiers attacked, Muslims protest in southern Thailand |
| 2007-05-31 |
| Insurgents detonated a roadside bomb in Yala early Thursday, wounding two soldiers on patrol critically, police said. Pvt. Utthapol Homthai and Cpl, Weerasak Ponpai sustained injuries after the remote controlled bomb went off near a bridge where they halted for rest. Pvt. Utthapol, 22, was wounded in his leg while Cpl. Weerasak, 28, suffered a shrapnel wound in his head. And: Some 1,000 Muslim students and villagers staged a demonstration at the Central Mosque in this southern border province [Pattani] to demand the lifting of state of emergency. The protesters said the state of emergency allowed the authorities to abuse the authority against the villagers. The protesters also demanded the government to pull out paramilitary troopers from the province, saying the paramilitary troopers often killed innocent villagers. |
| Posted by:ryuge |