193 Killed, 1,056 Wounded In Five Months

193 killed, 1,056 wounded in five months in troubled Thai South

Sunday 5 August 2007 05:40:07 PM (GMT+7:00)

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Dr. Mongkol said the number of casualties was obtained from 47 hospitals under the supervision of the ministry in the five provinces of Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat, Songkhla and Satun.

The Public Health Ministry had spent more than Bt3.7 million in treating the wounded and boosting the morale of families who had lost their loved ones during the period.

The ongoing bloody violence in the deep South resurfaced in January 2004 after a group of terrorists raided an army camp and emptied its arsenal. Since then, killings have occurred on an almost daily basis.

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