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| Southeast Asia |
| Wave of attacks closes schools throughout southern Thailand |
| 2007-08-28 |
| A bombing incident and multiple arsons has forced schools in Yala and Pattani to close. In Yala, two bombs exploded in front of Banphaphoo-ngo School in Raman district early Monday. The first bomb went off at 5.20 am, while a second bomb was detonated as security personnel arrived to investigate the initial bombing. The second explosive device was hidden inside the defence volunteers kiosk, only 10 metres from the site of the first bombing. While no one was wounded in the incidents, police believe that the second bomb targeted the security response team. The school closed on Monday after the bombing. In Pattani, three schools and a child development centre in Saiburi district were torched and two schools in Kapo district were set ablaze. The arsons prompted administrators to close all schools in the two districts on Monday. In Pattani's Yarang district, three schools have been closed for an indefinite period due to security concerns after the director of Bansanor Phitthayakom school was killed last Friday. The schools will likely reopen next week if more security measures are put in place. In the latest development, another teacher was killed by suspected |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #1 Alas. Education is un-islamic. |
| Posted by: newc 2007-08-28 05:15 |