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| Southeast Asia |
| Over 400 dead in nine months of Thai terrorism |
| 2007-12-24 |
| The death toll from the violence-plagued southern border region reached 428 and the number of the injured was recorded at 1,805 in the period of nine months from January to September 2007, according to the Public Health Ministry. Dr. Mongkol Na Songkhla, public health minister said the ministry and Prince of Songkla University gathered information from 47 government hospitals in the five southernmost provinces - Songkhla, Satun, Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat. According to the survey, from January-September 2007 there were 973 violent incidents. 428 deaths were recorded while 1,805 persons were wounded. The largest number of violent incidents -- 341 -- were reported in Narathiwat with 166 deaths and 648 people wounded, followed by Pattani with 112 deaths and Yala with 111 deaths. The incidents mostly occurred from 7 to 8am and 8 to 9pm. Most victims were aged between 15-44 years. More than 80 per cent of the victims were male, and were victims of bombings and shootings. |
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