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| Six schools torched in southern Thailand |
| 2014-10-14 |
| The Thai army has ordered security officers to track down militants who set fire to six public primary schools in Pattani province early Sunday. The simultaneous torching of the schools was believed to be in retaliation for recent military operations, army spokesman Winthai Suwari said. No one was wounded, but the schools were devastated. The attackers tied up volunteer security guards before pouring gasoline around the school buildings. They also soaked clothes in oil before setting them alight. Pattani deputy governor Sompote Suwannarat said officials had not yet estimated the cost of the damage, but most of the buildings were destroyed. Police said more than ten militants had set the schools ablaze. The deputy governor believed the attacks might have been in retaliation for the recent killing of a key separatist leader in Pattani's Panare district, and raids on the suspected militant hideouts that led to arrests and seized equipment. |
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