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| Thai Jihadis threaten schools, 1,000+ schools closed |
| 2004-01-28 |
| More than 1,000 schools have closed and some monks began evacuating their temples as tensions intensified Wednesday between Buddhists and Muslims in southern Thailand, officials and press reports said. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra met with local leaders from the Muslim-dominated south at Government House in Bangkok in a bid to stop escalating violence. Public schools will remain closed this week while government officials discuss ways to increase security for teachers, some of whom have reported death threats against them. |
| Posted by:TS |
| #4 This guy Thaksin is such a liar - first he denies Muslim terrorism and then he denies bird flu. Malaysia's execrable Mahathir may have lied about Malaysia-based terrorists, but at least he was competent enough to keep his crazies under control. Thaksin seems to lack even that capability. I never thought I'd say it - but Thaksin actually appears to be even more incompetent than Mahathir. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-1-28 10:56:45 AM |
| #3 ROPMA |
| Posted by: BH 2004-1-28 10:32:23 AM |
| #2 Yes, the Religion of Peace, whose motto is 'submit or die'. |
| Posted by: Gasse Katze 2004-1-28 10:12:04 AM |
| #1 Religion of Peace? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-1-28 9:24:14 AM |