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| Southeast Asia |
| Father of suspect in murder of Thai marines gunned down |
| 2007-12-06 |
| The father of a suspect in the murder of two marines in Narathiwat's Tanyonglimo was shot dead on Thursday in a tea shop. Masusoh Pohtae, 43, was killed in a gun attack while drinking in a tea shop in Tanyongmat subdistrict, police said. Masusoh is the father of Yaya Pohtae, a suspect in the murder to two marines who were beaten to death during a hostage drama in 2005. Yaya was arrested recently. An eye witness said two gunmen riding in the back of a pickup fired AK47 and shotgun rounds into the teashop where Mususoh was drinking with 10 other people. Another tea drinker Maaeh Susoh was injured. It was not certain if the motivation for the attack was linked to the murder of the two marines. The attack raised tension in the deep South where about 2,700 people have died since 2004. Elsewhere, officials managed to defuse a roadside bomb in Narathiwat's Tak Bai district. Officials found a bomb planted on the side of the Tak BaiSungai Kolok road. The 5 kilogram explosive device was contained in a metal box. It had a remote control detonator that could be ignited by mobile phone, a bomb expert who defused the bomb said. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #4 Spec by choice of weapon and location. They've already picked up the actual suspect. If rogue elements within the gov were to do it, why in a tea shop in public? It could just as easily been done less publicly to achieve the same effect of payback and send the message to junior. Modus operandi speaks muzzie more than Thai. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-12-06 10:27 |
| #3 Think dad turned the kid in P2K, speculation on your part or do you know more than you let on? |
| Posted by: ed 2007-12-06 09:17 |
| #2 Or the victims are finally striking back in the Chicago Way. I am amazed this sort of thing does not happen all the time. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-12-06 09:11 |
| #1 ...fired AK47 and shotgun rounds... Think dad turned the kid in [you know that 'honor' thingy] and the d'boys decided to send a message to community that no snitches on the Dark Brotherhood, even blood? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-12-06 08:52 |