தாய்லாந்து: முஸ்லீம் தீவிரவாதிகளால் 4 பேர் கொல்லப்பட்டனர்

தாய்லாந்தில் முஸ்லீம் பயங்கரவாதத்தினால் நான்கு பேர் கொல்லபப்ட்டனர். இதில் ஒரு கிராம தலைவரும் அடக்கம்.
Four Muslims killed by suspected separatists in Thailand
13 Jul 2007, 0825 hrs IST,AFP
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NARATHIWAT: Four Muslim men have been killed by suspected separatists in the insurgency-hit Thai south, police said on Friday.

A 47-year-old deputy village chief was killed in a drive-by shooting early Friday in Narathiwat province, police said.

The previous day, a 37-year-old villager was shot dead in an ambush in Narathiwat, while two middle-aged men were killed in similar attacks in Pattani province.

Police in Pattani said the deaths were likely related to an ongoing separatist insurgency in the Muslim-majority region, which has claimed nearly 2,400 lives since it erupted in January 2004.

Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont returned to Bangkok on Thursday after a two-day trip to the region, where he called for Buddhists and Muslims to work together to defeat the rebellion.

At least nine people were killed in the region during his visit, highlighting the scale of the unrest, which his interim administration has vowed to tackle.