More bloodshed in the south

Posted by admin on February 11th, 2010 filed in Culture & customs, Living here, People, Politics, The South, Uncategorized, Understanding Thais

Two Muslims and a Buddhist have tragically been shot dead in a fresh series of strikes in the south of Thailand this week.

 Another two men were wounded in the troubled area when two men on a motorbike opened fire in the province on Pattani.

 The 45-year-old Muslim man was killed was on his way back from worshipping at the local mosque.

 The man was also riding a motorcycle and this is just the latest in a string of incidents involving militants on motorcycle targeting other drivers.

 A village leader was also targeted on his way home from the market in Pattani recently and a government volunteers was shot dead at a Pattani bird singing competition.

 The Buddhist soldier, mentioned earlier, had shots fired at his car as suspected militants from Yala hid by the roadside.

 More than 4,000 people have now been killed since separatist militants launched their insurgency in Thailand’s southern region in 2004.

 

Is anything worth so much bloodshed?