2008-07-05 18:38:33

New Insurgent Violence Continues in Thailand


(05 July 08 - RV) Suspected insurgents in the south of Thailand opened fire in a bustling cafe frequented by police and soldiers earlier today, killing three customers and injuring four others.

Today’s attack brings the total number killed in isolated incidents in Yala province over the last week to seven.

More than 3,000 people have been killed in the predominantly Muslim southern provinces since early 2004, when a separatist movement flared after a lull of more than two decades.

The government has made little progress in curbing the violence despite the presence of nearly 40,000 police and soldiers.

Charles Monthienvichienchai is a scholar at St. John University in Bangkok.

He says that the violence in the mostly democratic south of Thailand is due to political grievances and corruption.

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