Ghoulish terrorists Separatist militants in southern Thailand shot a Muslim man and then partially severed his head, while the nation's junta leader was visiting the region, police said today. The man, a 29-year-old local government official, was returning from evening prayers late Thursday when he was ambushed by suspected insurgents in Narathiwat province, police said.
Ten people, including five soldiers, were hurt in two separate bombings early Friday, while a 54-year-old Buddhist was gunned down in a drive-by shooting late yesterday, police said. The attacks came as General Sonthi Boonyaratglin was making a two-day visit to the troubled region along the southern border with Malaysia. The junta chief, who is the first Muslim army head in this mainly Buddhist nation, met yesterday and today with local religious leaders and military commanders. Defence Minister Boonrawd Somtas said in Malaysia yesterday that the insurgents were on their "last legs" and trying to escalate the conflict in a last-ditch bid for international attention.
Unless the Thai terrorists can find a way to incorporate some anti-Bush (or America or Israel) spin to their slaughter, they can forget about major international attention. |