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| Elderly couple and a teacher killed in southern Thailand |
| 2007-04-01 |
| A retired teacher and an elderly couple were shot dead Saturday while four other civilians were wounded in a bomb explosion in Thailand's violent-ravaged south, police said. Sawai Phrommani, a 62-year-old retired teacher, was killed in a drive-by shooting as he rode a motorcycle home in Pattani's Mayo district, said police Lt. Col. Narat Thepchalerm. In Narathiwat, suspected insurgents posing as customers shot dead a Buddhist couple - Charin Ngaono, 70 and his 68-year-old wife Rabiep - in their grocery store in Rangae district, police said. Four Buddhist civilians also were wounded in Yala province, when a roadside bomb exploded as their car passed over it, police said. In its latest strategy, the government said Friday it will impose restrictions on motorcycle riders in southern Thailand, who often are blamed for carrying out drive-by shootings linked to Muslim insurgency. Under new restrictions, motorcyclists will be barred from carrying any male passengers and female passengers will only be allowed if their faces are not covered by veils. The government has not said when the new law will come into effect. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #1 More muslim presents from the demon allan. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2007-04-01 01:45 |