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| Southeast Asia |
| Violence hits southern Thailand |
| 2006-03-16 |
| At least five people have been killed in southern Thailand after suspected Islamic militants attacked a government building, police said. The attackers riddled the office with bullets in the village of Pado in the Pattani province, they said. Thailand's south, where most of its minority Muslim population lives, has been hit by a two-year insurgency that has left more than 1,100 people dead. Recent attacks have been overshadowed by anti-government rallies in Bangkok. The gunmen attacked the office during a council meeting in the village in the largely Buddhist district of the province, police said. The victims' identities were not immediately known. At least one person was reportedly injured during the attack. "Police cannot reach the site because the militants left spikes (on the road) and possibly a bomb," police officer Choke Srinualchan told the AFP news agency. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #2 Cuz that's where the Muslims are, Beeb. |
| Posted by: Glert Thetch2165 2006-03-16 10:34 |
| #1 "Police cannot reach the site because the militants left spikes (on the road) and possibly a bomb," And besides that they were saying menacing things and giving dirty looks. "Recent attacks have been overshadowed by anti-government rallies in Bangkok" Just a guess, but maybe it has something to do with the fact that the Islamic attacks have been primarily against the anti-president Buhdists. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2006-03-16 10:30 |