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Southeast Asia
Thai PM goes south to appease as violence continues
2007-07-12
Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont has reiterated his support for a peaceful solution to an ongoing jihad insurgency in the country's southern provinces as he visits the region. In an interview with Thai television on Wednesday, General Surayud said his government will continue its efforts to end a three-year jihad insurgency that has left more than 2,000 people dead. The prime minister also met with at least 26 terrorists former insurgent leaders during his two-day visit.

Violence continued Wednesday in Narathiwat province, where a Muslim rubber tapper and a Buddhist man were shot to death in separate incidents. In Pattani, a village chief was shot to death in his backyard.
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