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Southeast Asia
Two shot dead in southern Thailand
2007-07-15
An Islamic religious teacher was shot dead by terrorists suspected separatists at a market in the southern province of Yala, while his wife was critically wounded in the shooting. Police identified the man as 45-year-old Manzoe Sopanoh. The couple came under attack as they were shopping for groceries at Seri open air market.

Manzoe was an instructor at the Mahahad Islamic school in Yala province's Raman district, and had in the past been linked with terrorists insurgents. However, he recently switched his support to the government, Pol Col Phumphet Phipatphetphum said. "Manzoe defected to the authorities recently and he was shot dead today. Police are investigating the motive for the killing," Phumphet said.

Another teacher at Manzoe's school, Abduloh Sama, was shot dead June 12, sparking angry protests from Muslim villagers who accused police of killing him. Authorities have accused some Islamic schools of supplying and sheltering terrorists insurgents. Last week in Narathiwat province, the Islam Burapha school was closed following the arrest of several insurgents and the seizure of bombs and others weapons from the school.

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A 52-year-old Thai State Railways worker was killed while driving his pickup truck to work at Ban Salobukit Yuerae train station in Narathiwat's Rueso sub-district Sunday morning, according to police. Abdullah Watae was on his way to work a day shift when he was shot by two gunmen riding a motorcycle without license plates. Police said the gunmen used automatic weapons in the attack before fleeing the scene.
Posted by:ryuge

#2  Looks like there are a lot of muslims being targeted in southern Thailand. They must be the "wrong kind" of muslims - I.E., not jihadis. Thailand is going to have to do something about its porous border with Malaysia. Land mines work pretty well.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2007-07-15 15:35  

#1  Ho, hum. Another day...another murder by islamocockroaches.
Posted by: anymouse   2007-07-15 14:02  

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