Religion of Peace Strikes Again in South Thailand
Charles Johnson
Sat Aug 4, 2007 at 8:01 am PDT • Views: 239
Soldier shot dead, seven wounded in bomb attack in Thai south.
NARATHIWAT, Thailand (AFP) - A soldier was shot dead by suspected rebels and at least seven civilians were wounded in a bomb blast at a food stall Saturday in Thailand’s restive Muslim-majority south, police said.
The attacks underlined ongoing violence in the region where near daily bombings and shootings have killed more than 2,400 people since the separatist unrest broke out in January 2004.
A 45-year-old Muslim army soldier was shot dead by two militants at point blank range Saturday in front of a convenience shop in Pattani, one of three violence-torn provinces bordering Malaysia, police said.
In nearby Narathiwat province, a bomb hidden in a motorcycle went off in front of a food stall Saturday, injuring seven people, they said.
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