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| 5,086 deaths in eight years of the Thai insurgency |
| 2012-03-21 |
| 5,086 people have been killed and 8,485 others have been wounded since the insurgency in southern Thailand flared up eight years ago, a university announced Tuesday. Deep South Watch of Songkhla University reported that during the 98 month period from January 2004 to February 2012, a total of 11,542 violent incidents related to insurgency took place in Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat and four districts of Songkhla. Of the deaths, 1,952 were Buddhists and 2,996 Muslims. The religion of the 139 others was unspecified. Of the injuries, 5,141 were Buddhists, 2,751 were Muslims while the religion of the remaining 593 was unspecified. The latest incident took place in Narathiwat province when villagers spotted two |
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