Death Toll In Thailand's Deep South Rises To 5,086 After Eight Years Insurgency

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SOUTHERN INSURGENCY

Death toll rises to 5,086 after eight years

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- A total of 5,086 people have been killed and 8,485 others have been injured since the insurgency in the deep South flared up eight years ago, a university announced Tuesday.

The Deep South Watch of Songkhla University told a press conference that the southern insurgency had been going on for more than eight years. The flare up started with the theft of guns from a military camp in January 2004.

During the 98month period from January 2004 to February 2012, a total of 11,542 violent incidents related to insurgency took place in Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat and four districts of Songkhla, causing 5,086 deaths and 8,485 injuries.

Of the deaths, 1,952 were Buddhists and 2,996 Muslims. The religion of the 139 others was not specified.

Of the injuries, 5,141 were Buddhists, 2,751 were Muslims while the religion of the remaining 593 was not specified.

In the latest violent incident in Narathiwat, villagers spotted two insurgents hiding a homemade bomb inside a fruit orchard.

Villagers of Awae Village in Tambon Marue Botok in Rangae district alerted the authorities. Rangers rushed to the scene and found the bomb buried under a fruit tree. The explosive device was already wired and ready for use. It is believed the bomb was hidden in the spot for another group of insurgents to launch an attack in the area.

-- The Nation 2012-03-20

[OzMick]

What's 5086 times 7.5 million? Too much?

[KIWIBATCH]

Southern Thailand...hub of insurgency.....