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| Thai villagers shot dead in raid |
| 2005-11-16 |
| At least nine villagers have been shot dead and nine others wounded in a raid by suspected Islamic militants in Thailand's troubled south. Hand grenades and guns were allegedly used in the attack on several homes in Narathiwat province, witnesses said . Officials claimed the victims were targeted because they had co-operated with the government in its crackdown on the ongoing Islamic insurgency. The ambush took place in a village in the district of Rangae early on Wednesday morning. About 10 armed men entered the homes and killed four men, one woman and four children, said Police Lt Jenwit Hunsiem. Nine others were admitted to the local hospital, he added. "It's the really brutal work of militants," Narathiwat regional governor Pracha Tearat told the AFP news agency . "They kill everyone if they learn that those people take sides with the government." Two weeks ago, suspected militants placed bombs at a restaurant, a prison and power plants in Narathiwat's state capital, which bears the same name as the province. One person was injured in the attack on the prison. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #1 "At least nine villagers have been shot dead and nine others wounded in a raid by suspected Islamic militants in Thailand's troubled south." WTF! You mean no beheadings! Ahmed! That is unacceptable! There must be at least one beheading per raid! "Suspected Islamic |
| Posted by: The Happy Fliegerabwehrkanonen 2005-11-16 09:03 |