Violence Erupts In The South Again

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Thank you, Господин Oleg,

I think if there's a latex shortage it will be traced to your use of the "extra-large-size" condoms.... so easy does it....

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[fanclubcm]

Just breaking news on television news has the Thaksin motorcade (on the way to the airport to go to Burma) was involved in a multi-vehicle accident. Lots of bleeding policemen and smashed vehicles on the screen. Thaksin apparently uninjureD ANY SUPRISE??????????????ya'oh why doesn't he seek 'comrad'ship' in a still partially remaining paren[t] in good ole' F. Castro. Kuhn C's still probably able to give 'HRA/H' TakeSin good advice. Is Imelda still around---good consort 4 him!

[fanclubcm]

A bomb blast killed three policemen on Wednesday in Songkhla province.

suspected Islamic militants.

The railway attack came just hours after a string of about 70 coordinated bomb and arson attacks in Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala in late Tuesday that injured at least three peons?

The three provinces have been under emergency decree rule since October 2005, allowing security authorities to arrest suspects without charges, impose bans on public gatherings and other draconian measures.

The Nation VIVA La ARAB LAND in BKK!!!

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Bomb blast in Songkhla kills three

A bomb placed on a train track in Songkhla province of Thailand's troubled deep South on Wednesday killed three border patrol policemen and injured a fourth as they ran over the device on a pushcart, radio reports said.

The blast was at 6:40 a.m. Thailand time on the tracks in Chana district of Songkhla, around 720km south of Bangkok.

The bomb, planted at a bridge across a railway at Ban Ta Mang Lak linking Songkhla's Chana and Tepha Districts, was remotely detonated when the police patrol squad reached the area in the Chana municipality.

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[sriracha john]

A bomb blast killed three policemen on Wednesday in Songkhla province.

suspected Islamic militants.

The railway attack came just hours after a string of about 70 coordinated bomb and arson attacks in Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala in late Tuesday that injured at least three peons?

The three provinces have been under emergency decree rule since October 2005, allowing security authorities to arrest suspects without charges, impose bans on public gatherings and other draconian measures.

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Bomb blast in Songkhla kills three

A bomb placed on a train track in Songkhla province of Thailand's troubled deep South on Wednesday killed three border patrol policemen and injured a fourth as they ran over the device on a pushcart, radio reports said.

The blast was at 6:40 a.m. Thailand time on the tracks in Chana district of Songkhla, around 720km south of Bangkok.

The bomb, planted at a bridge across a railway at Ban Ta Mang Lak linking Songkhla's Chana and Tepha Districts, was remotely detonated when the police patrol squad reached the area in the Chana municipality.

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appreciate your racism, fanclub... well done

Edited August 29, 2006 by sriracha john

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[sriracha john]

....returning to the Thailand reference in thaivisa.com

seems like things are ratcheting up.... if that's possible:

Eight Yala banks attacked by bombs

Yala - Muslim militants launched at least eight coordinated bomb attacks at commercial banks in this southern province, possibly killing and injuring many people, police said. The explosions happened nearly at the same time at about 11:30 am, police said.

Six attacks were made in Yala's Muang district and two other attacks in Yaha district.

An unknown number of injured people have been rushed to the Yala Provincial Hospital.

Police sources said many could be killed and injured but an exact number was still not known.

The banks, which were attacks included Bank of Ayutthaya, Siam Commercial Bank, Siam City Bank and Islamic Bank, located in Yala downtown.

A source from the Siam City Bank in Yala downtown said an official received a phone call, saying a bomb had been planted near the manager's room.

The caller told the bank to evacuate its employees immediately but the bomb exploded shortly after the phone was hung up.

A bank official was injured on his arm and bank customers ran for their life after the explosion, the source said.

Sources from security agencies said they have received a tip-off that the militants would launch coordinated attacks in a few days but they expected the attacks would be carried out on Friday.

The Nation

[sriracha john]

One killed, nine hurt as bombs hit banks in Muslim Thai south

YALA, Thailand : At least one person was killed and nine others hospitalized Thursday after bombs exploded almost simultaneously at seven banks in Thailand's restive Muslim-majority south, police said.

The bombs went off early Thursday at customer service counters of seven banks in Yala town, police said.

Another bomb went off in the nearby district of Yaha in Yala province, one of three provinces that have been wracked by Islamic separatist violence and other unrest for more than two years, police said.

Some 5,000 Muslims had gathered to pray for peace early Thursday at a school in Yala, which has seen a surge in attacks over the last month.

Two Muslim men were shot dead in Yala province during the night, police added.

The three provinces along the Malaysian border were an ethnic Malay sultanate until Buddhist Thailand annexed them a century ago, and separatist unrest has simmered ever since.

More than 1,500 people have been killed in the mainly Muslim provinces since the latest violence erupted in January 2004.

- AFP

[sriracha john]

An Army soldier escorting school-children.

Bombs hit Thai south, 1 dead

BANGKOK, Thailand -- Suspected militants set off small bombs inside and outside at least 18 banks in predominantly Muslim southern Thailand on Thursday, killing at least one person and wounding several, police and witnesses said.

The bombs were stashed in rubbish bins, hollowed out books and public phone booths at the banks in Yala province near the Malaysian border, they said.

A retired civil servant was killed by a blast in the provincial capital of Yala in a rash of explosions similar to one across the three Muslim-majority provinces of the far south in June which killed at least two people.

An anonymous caller warned one bank it had been targeted, prompting a panic flight, minutes before an explosion, police said. More than 1,500 people have been killed in secessionist violence in the southern region since January 2004.

Many of Thursday's bombs were set off by mobile telephones and at least one was defused before it could go off, police said.

- Reuters

[sriracha john]

Southern Thailand hit by wave of bombs

A series of small bombs have exploded almost simultaneously at commercial banks in southern Thailand. At least 15 banks were attacked in quick succession on Thursday morning, many of which were in Yala province.

So far one death has been reported, and police say many other people have been injured in the blasts.

The attack is the latest in a string of violent incidents in the Thai south, where more than 1,500 people have been killed since January 2004.

Officials blame Muslim insurgents for much of the unrest, although criminal gangs are also thought to be behind some of the attacks.

- BBC Breaking News

[sriracha john]

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.....around the world.....

Edited August 31, 2006 by sriracha john

[sriracha john]

The numbers (bombs and injured) keep rising:

One killed, dozens hurt as 22 bombs hit banks in Thailand

YALA, Thailand (AFP) - Suspected Islamic militants have staged near-simultaneous bombings at 22 banks in the mainly Muslim province of Yala, killing at least one and injuring dozens, Thai officials said.

A former soldier was killed while at least 40 people were hurt when the bombs exploded inside the banks, police said.

The military immediately ordered all banks in the province to close, said Major General Somkuan Saengpattaranetr, spokesman for the southern army regional command.

[cclub75]

One killed, dozens hurt as 22 bombs hit banks in Thailand

Something is very strange : since 2.5 years... no arrests. No big operations (a part the assault of the mosquee and the massacre on trucks).

Every day : shootings. Every week : bombings. And since a few months, coordinated bomb attacks.

We all know that thai police loves to show on TV its actions. So why, this silence... ?

2 solutions :

-security forces are completly powerless. They achieve nothing.

-it's part of a plan to reinforce the "need" of Mister Thaksin (by keeping among the public a sense of emergency and fear), it means that they don't really try to stop the insurgency.

What do you think ?

[sriracha john]

The numbers still going up:

23 Yala banks hit by bomb blasts

Yala - Muslim militants launched 23 coordinated time bomb attacks at commercial banks in this southern province Thursday, killing at least one man and severely injuring at least three bank customers, police said.

The bombs, mostly planted in ATM booths at the banks, were detonated by clocks between 11:30 to 11:35 am.

The attacks prompted all banks in the province to close its business for a day and at least five schools decided to close and released students home.

The attacks were carried out in five districts - 11 in Muang, six in Betong, 2 in Yaha, 2 in Bannang Sata and 2 in Raman.

Police said most of the injured were those who came in to draw cash from ATM machines.

Most of the bombs were hidden in thick books, which pages carved out or in women handbags.

The killed was identified as Major Sanuchart Srithong, a retired army officer.

Police sources said two Muslim youths have been arrested after police checked tape from security cameras of ATM booths and saw them planting the bombs.

In Muang district, 11 banks were attacked. They were Government Savings Bank (GSB), Bank of Ayudhya (BAY), Krungthai Bank (KTB), two branches of Islamic Bank, Kasikorn Thai Bank, Siam City Bank (SCIB), Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC), Thai Military Bank and Siam Commercial Bank (SCB).

In Betong, the BAAC branch, SCB branch, Kasikorn Thai branch, GSB branch and KTB branch were attacked. Another bomb was defused in time at the Bangkok Bank.

In Yaha, the GSB branch and BAAC branch were attacked.

In Bannang Sata, the KTB and BAAC branches were attacked.

In Raman, the KTB and BAAC branches were hit by the bombs.

A source from the Siam City Bank in Yala downtown said an official received a phone call, saying a bomb had been planted near the manager's room.

The caller told the bank to evacuate its employees immediately but the bomb exploded shortly after the phone was hung up.

A bank official was injured on his arm and bank customers ran for their life after the explosion, the source said.

Sources from security agencies said they have received a tip-off that the militants would launch coordinated attacks in a few days but they expected the attacks would be carried out on Friday.

Somsak Thisarn, the manager of SCB Yala branch, said the Yala Banker Association resolved to have all banks in Yala closed for a day.

Sanya Suwanpho, chairman of the Yala Teachers Federation, said some schools decided to close for fear that militants would shift attacks to schools after the banks.

He said parents and teachers had learnt that the militants would launch attacks on August 31 to mark the formation of the Bersatu terrorist umbrella group.

Lt Gen Ongkorn Thongprasom, commander of the Fourth Army Area, said all army forces in Yala had been deployed to control the situation shortly after the attacks.

- The Nation

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Yala schools forced to cancel classes following bomb attacks

Several schools in Yala province are forced to suspend their classes following simultaneous bomb attacks at several banks on Thursday as parents rushed to pick up their children from schools.

Parents were worried of the children's safety out of concern that that schools would be next target of the suspected militants.

The bomb attacks on several banks in Yala killed at least two people and injured many others on Thursday.

Sanya Suwanphoe, president of the Teachers' Federation of Yala said that the attacks caused chaos among parents in the province.

"Many parents rushed to pick up their children from schools. Therefore, many schools have to cancel their classes. It is mostly likely that the parents would not allow their children to come to schools in the next few days," Sanya said.

The school authorities are following the situation closely before deciding whether to order the schools in the province or not.

Meanwhile Wicharn Atikapan, president of Teachers' Federation in the South, said that the schools should be closed following the attacks as it has been quite a while that teachers and students become targets of the attacks.

"The teaches and students could be taken hostage by the suspected militants. Therefore they should stay away from any danger," he said.

- The Nation

[sriracha john]

Thai police inspect the scene of a bomb explosion in a bank in Yala province, August 31, 2006. Suspected militants set off bombs inside and outside at least 21 banks in southern Thailand on Thursday, killing at least one person and wounding more than 20, police and witnesses said. REUTERS

[sriracha john]

Additional aftermath photos of the wave of bank bombings throughout Yala Province provided by AP and AFP:

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