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| One officer killed, six injured in bombings of Buddhist monks |
| 2007-08-02 |
| Two separate bombings left one police officer dead and wounded six others Thursday morning. The police were on duty, escorting teachers to school and monks during their morning alms rounds in Pattani. The bomb, buried underground was detonated while the police detail was on a road in Yaring district. Pol. Sub-Lt. Pakorn Intharasakun died instantly and five others were wounded and rushed to hospital. In another incident in Pattani's provincial seat, a bomb was activated when two Buddhist monks and armed soldiers escorting them for the morning alms. One soldier sustained minor injury while the monks were unharmed. The same monks and soldiers were the target of a bomb blast in May on the same route. One soldier was wounded in the earlier incident. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #4 Are the soldiers escorting the monks and teachers placing them at risk? Would the teachers/monks follow their commitment to their cause without the escort? Like a Marine for the US cause. Married to the military, till death do we part. What other things could free them of their oppressor. Love life ,live. |
| Posted by: ALF 2007-08-02 10:08 |
| #3 Maybe some imams could follow their example, Glenmore. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2007-08-02 08:11 |
| #2 I recall Buddhist monks used to get lots of media attention by self-immolating in protest in South Viet Nam. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2007-08-02 06:58 |
| #1 Bombing Buddhist monks? Why is this not front-page material for every liberal newspaper out there? |
| Posted by: gromky 2007-08-02 05:51 |