Terrorists Seperatist militants have killed two soldiers and a teenager in Thailand's restive south, police said on Wednesday. A 16-year-old boy was shot dead overnight outside a convenience store in Yala, capital of the province of the same name.
In nearby Pattani province, two 22-year-old soldiers escorting a teacher were killed in a drive-by shooting Tuesday by terrorists suspected militants riding on a pick-up truck. The military often provides security to teachers, who are frequent targets of attacks, because militants see the education system as an effort by Bangkok to impose Buddhist Thai culture on a region that is largely Muslim and ethnic Malay. Two other soldiers were injured and are in serious condition. |