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Southeast Asia
Thai army admits to killing four Muslim villagers
2012-03-22
Thailand's military Wednesday admitted troops had gunned down four Muslim villagers on their way to a funeral in the deep south due to a "misunderstanding" in late January. Four others were injured when a ranger unit opened fire on their pickup truck in Nongchik district of Pattani province.

The military ordered the withdrawal of the unit immediately after the incident and set up a panel including a local religious leader to investigate. A statement from the southern region army command said, "The incident in which on-duty security officials acted against civilians was likely caused by a misunderstanding resulting from the surrounding circumstances."

It said the incident occurred as troops were in pursuit of terrorists militants who had just attacked a ranger outpost, adding that it was up to the judiciary to determine the guilt of the rangers, regardless of the findings of the panel. The statement said, "All those who are involved with the incident will enter the justice process to ensure confidence and fairness from all sides."

In the latest violence, a ranger was killed by a roadside bomb early Wednesday in Cho-Ai-Rong district of Narathiwat province. Three others including two rangers and a villager were injured. The five kilogram bomb was hidden at the foot of a bridge and detonated by radio control after villagers had alerted rangers about a suspicious object.
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