Two children have been shot and seriously wounded in an attack on a school bus in Thailand's southern town of Pattani yesterday, causing widespread concern among the local population. The two wounded boys are being treated at Somdej Pra Yuparaj Hospital in Saiburi District. There were 24 children ranging from kindergarten to high school students on the bus when the unknown gunmen attacked. "We need to review our safety procedures for school buses after this incident. More security forces may be needed to guard school buses from now on," said Mrs. Areerat, the Deputy Secretary-General of the Office of the Basic Education Commission.| No, you need to review your procedures for dealing with Allenist nutjobs. |
The shooting came after the deaths of three people in separate, insurgency-related incidents over the past few days. Among the dead was a senior teacher who was gunned down by suspected militants on Monday. Meanwhile, Wimol Chankaew, director of the Pattani Educational Office, said schools across the province would carry on as usual despite the attack. "School buses have been operated by villagers who make private contracts with parents. Yesterday, when the bus came under attack, students were told to lie down on the bus floor. But two of them were hit. It was really shocking as the targets were children," he said.| He hasn't been reading Rantburg. |
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