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| Two Buddhists set ablaze in Thai Muslim south |
| 2007-04-30 |
| Suspected Muslim insurgents in southern Thailand killed two Buddhist villagers, beheading one of them, and left a note saying the attack was revenge for a deadly weekend bombing at a mosque, police said Monday. The two burned bodies, one of them headless, were found on a road in Pattani province's Nong Chik district, said police Lt. Natachai Janpho. He said they were apparently killed Sunday night. A spray-painted message on the road near the bodies said: "This is revenge for Hutae Bongor," Natachai said. Hutae Bongor is a nearby town where the mosque bombing Saturday night killed a Muslim man and injured three others. The message suggested that the attackers believed the culprits in the mosque attack were members of the security forces of Thailand's Buddhist-dominated government. However, authorities said they suspected the mosque attackers were Muslim militants bent on stirring up communal tension. In a separate case of violence Monday, a bomb was detonated at a roadside restaurant in Narathiwat's Sungai Kolok district, injuring one worker. The bomb was hidden in a carry-on bag that belonged to a customer who left the restaurant before the detonation, said police Lt. Tem Intasara. It was triggered by a mobile phone that was later found near the scene, he said. A little more detail on the first incident above: The 30-year man and his 14-year-old nephew were killed in a Muslim village in Pattani. The head was found 5km away at a government school where three bombs were planted at the entrance, police Lieutenant Colonel Yuthakan Plienpoe told Reuters. "They wanted to trap us with these bombs," Yuthakan said by telephone. Mobile phone service was switched off in the area to prevent the bombs being set off by phone signals. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #4 BAck in Vietnam the Buddhists set themselves ablaze - times and opponents change. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2007-04-30 18:54 |
| #3 The Peace part was left at home. Sick Bastards!! |
| Posted by: Delphi2005 2007-04-30 18:02 |
| #2 Rush spoke about the troubles in Thailand this morning on his 1-minute intro. That is a good thing. I doubt that one American in 100 knows anything about what is going on there. |
| Posted by: remoteman 2007-04-30 13:20 |
| #1 It's the religion on Peace alright. But the spelling is incorrect (piece). |
| Posted by: plainslow 2007-04-30 08:20 |