On Sunday, suspected Muslim terrorists separatists gunned down three rubber farmers who were trading at their farm in Yala province. A police officer said, "The three men were all Muslim. They all died at the scene," without giving further details.
Last Monday, a rubber tapper and his wife were gunned down by suspected terrorists militants in the region and four bombs wounded 12 people. Some analysts called this a warning signal to the incoming government after a general election on July 3. However, even before the election, there had been a rise in the number and scale of attacks in southern Thailand. |