Thailand’s restive south hit by wave of arson and bombings
Thailand’s southernmost provinces, which for practically two decades have been the scene of an lively Muslim separatist insurgency, have been hit right away by a wave of arson and bombing assaults
HAT YAI, Thailand — Thailand’s southernmost provinces, which for practically two many years have been the scene of an energetic Muslim separatist insurgency, were being strike Tuesday evening by a wave of arson and bombing assaults, officials stated.
At the very least 17 assaults transpired in Pattani, Narathiwat and Yala provinces, largely at comfort stores and fuel stations, military spokesperson Pramote Promin said Wednesday. Three civilians had been reported wounded. There have been no statements of accountability.
A lot more than 7,300 individuals have been killed given that the insurgency erupted in 2004 in the three provinces, the only kinds with Muslim majorities in the Buddhist-dominated region. Assaults have also taken place in neighboring Songkhla province.
Muslim people have lengthy billed that they are dealt with like second-class citizens in Thailand, and separatist actions have been periodically energetic for a long time. Large-handed crackdowns have fueled the discontent.
The assaults are the most substantial-profile ones because early April, when the Thai federal government and BRN — Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu Patani, the insurgent team considered to be the most important — agreed to halt violence through the Muslim holy interval of Ramadan.
Thailand’s southernmost provinces, which for practically two decades have been the scene of an lively Muslim separatist insurgency, have been hit right away by a wave of arson and bombing assaults
HAT YAI, Thailand — Thailand’s southernmost provinces, which for practically two many years have been the scene of an energetic Muslim separatist insurgency, were being strike Tuesday evening by a wave of arson and bombing assaults, officials stated.
At the very least 17 assaults transpired in Pattani, Narathiwat and Yala provinces, largely at comfort stores and fuel stations, military spokesperson Pramote Promin said Wednesday. Three civilians had been reported wounded. There have been no statements of accountability.
A lot more than 7,300 individuals have been killed given that the insurgency erupted in 2004 in the three provinces, the only kinds with Muslim majorities in the Buddhist-dominated region. Assaults have also taken place in neighboring Songkhla province.
Muslim people have lengthy billed that they are dealt with like second-class citizens in Thailand, and separatist actions have been periodically energetic for a long time. Large-handed crackdowns have fueled the discontent.
The assaults are the most substantial-profile ones because early April, when the Thai federal government and BRN — Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu Patani, the insurgent team considered to be the most important — agreed to halt violence through the Muslim holy interval of Ramadan.