| Nine people, mostly Buddhists, have been killed within a 24-hour period as violence in southern Thailand flared after last week's deadly riot in Tak Bai. Two state railway workers, a policeman and a former official were shot dead Thursday, following the killing of five other people a day earlier, The Straits Times reported. A Buddhist monk from Songkhla province remained in critical condition after he was shot twice by a man on a motorbike. The latest attacks followed the beheading of a Buddhist village leader on Tuesday to avenge the death of 85 Muslim rioters in Tak Bai. |