Six fall to the peaceful teachings of Islam, including a 6 year old boy and a Muslim. I was in the Pattanai Beach area in the mid-70s and it was a beautiful place. As a good friend says, "Not anymore, man"
From The Guardian May 2
Six killed in Thai shop attack
Suspected Muslim insurgents shot dead six people, including a three-year-old boy, in a convenience store in southern Thailand, police said, two days after peace talks in Malaysia ended in deadlock.
Four gunmen on motorcycles pulled up at the store in Pattani province, 500 metres from a military checkpoint, on Wednesday. "The attackers sprayed the shop with bullets before going in to finish off their victims. They left a note saying 'revenge for the innocent' before fleeing the scene," said a police officer in Pattani.
Five of the victims were Buddhists and one Muslim. The prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, called an emergency meeting with security agencies to discuss the violence.
The killings came after a second round of peace talks in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, brokered by Malaysia, between Thai officials and leaders of the Barisan Revolusi Nasional, one of the oldest rebel groups operating in the south of the country. On Wednesday the military, which has 60,000 troops stationed in southern Thailand, rejected key BRN demands.
From The Guardian May 2
Six killed in Thai shop attack
Suspected Muslim insurgents shot dead six people, including a three-year-old boy, in a convenience store in southern Thailand, police said, two days after peace talks in Malaysia ended in deadlock.
Four gunmen on motorcycles pulled up at the store in Pattani province, 500 metres from a military checkpoint, on Wednesday. "The attackers sprayed the shop with bullets before going in to finish off their victims. They left a note saying 'revenge for the innocent' before fleeing the scene," said a police officer in Pattani.
Five of the victims were Buddhists and one Muslim. The prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, called an emergency meeting with security agencies to discuss the violence.
The killings came after a second round of peace talks in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, brokered by Malaysia, between Thai officials and leaders of the Barisan Revolusi Nasional, one of the oldest rebel groups operating in the south of the country. On Wednesday the military, which has 60,000 troops stationed in southern Thailand, rejected key BRN demands.
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