Yala: Muslim cleric shot dead, 7-year-old son wounded

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Deep South: Muslim Cleric Shot Dead, 7-Year-Old Son Wounded
By Khaosod English


Muslim students in Narathiwat province condemn violence committed against civilians in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south, 11 Nov 2014.

YALA – An unidentified assailant killed a Muslim cleric and seriously wounded his 7-year-old son last night in the insurgency-plagued southern province of Yala.

According to police, 47-year-old Asan Mataeha, a Muslim teacher at a local madras, was shot "multiple times" in front of his house in Betong district at around 11:10 pm last night.

His 7-year-old son was also shot in the torso and is now being treated at Betong Hospital, police said.

According to Malimee Jeni, a relative of the slain cleric who reportedly witnessed the incident, Asan was parking his motorcycle in front of his house after attending an evening prayer session when the gunman opened fire on him with an AK-47 rifle.

The black-clad assailant appeared to have been hiding near Asan's house and waiting for him to return home, Malimee said. After Asan went down, the gunman reportedly sprayed bullets across the house where Asan's wife and children were taking cover. One of the bullets hit the 7-year-old boy, Malimee said.

Police say they found nine AK-47 bullet cases in the area where the assailant was said to be hiding.

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1415861024


-- Khaosod English 2014-11-13

[Tatsujin]

Nine bullet cases ... hopefully they'll get fingerprints from them ...

[Commerce]

Clad in Black.... must be a Thai........ then again?

[lust]

A Muslim was shot by... A Muslim? What the hell is going on?

[Commerce]

A Muslim was shot by... A Muslim? What the hell is going on?

You got it!

[Bluespunk]

I'm not at all sad.

More shame you.

A man is murdered after returning home from prayers and you don't feel sadness?

A 7 year old child is seriously wounded and you don't feel sadness?

Why?

Because you hate their faith?

Must be because I doubt you know anything about those who suffered in this tragedy.

Prejudice is what leads to this sort of violence.

People who cannot feel sympathy for a fellow human because of their faith are fueling bigotry and intolerance, no matter what their faith is.

Edited November 13, 2014 by Bluespunk

[eastcanje]

The world would be a lot better and safer without the muslim faith.

Why is that? There is good and bad in every group!

Aren't the Kurds muslims? Are they in the front lines, women as well as men, battling against ISIS?

[Cuchulainn]

It certainly does.

[simple1]

I'm not at all sad.

You should be if this murder of the Imam was an extrajudicial killing by a Thai death squad, always leads to revenge killings of innocents.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opinion/Map-of-violence-could-open-a-path-to-peace-in-deep-30234436.html

Alternatively we do not know if the Imam in the OP was murdered by the terrorists for speaking out against the violence e.g.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Leading-imam-shot-down-as-violence-escalates-in-So-30211971.html

[bangon04]

"Muslim students in Narathiwat province condemn violence committed against civilians"

but it is probably ok to murder police and army because they are legitimate targets....especially if they are non-muslims.

Is a teacher a civilian if the teacher is educating girls about the world outside islam?

[cameltrakker]

The Kurds in Iraq are primarily Christian

[metisdead]

Trolling nonsense posts have been removed as well as some well intended inflammatory replies.

[Bluespunk]

"Muslim students in Narathiwat province condemn violence committed against civilians"

but it is probably ok to murder police and army because they are legitimate targets....especially if they are non-muslims.

Is a teacher a civilian if the teacher is educating girls about the world outside islam?

They are condemning violence and you criticise that.

Is your refusal to accept that not all Muslims condone violence that entrenched that you refuse to accept anything that runs counter to this view?

Yes teachers are civilians as any rational person of any and all faiths will tell you.

What terrorists and other hate fuelled bigots say is a symptom of their prejudice.

In all faiths.

Edited November 13, 2014 by Bluespunk

[metisdead]

A nonsense trolling post has been removed as well as the replies.

[Ulic]

The students should be marching against violence, not violence against civilians. It implies violence is OK

as long as it is not against civilians. Same as the PC violence against women campaigns, when the campaigns

should be to end violence. From school yard punch ups to bar room brawls you are far more likely to experience

violence as a man than a woman. Yet almost all campaigns focus on violence against women.

[Bluespunk]

The students should be marching against violence, not violence against civilians. It implies violence is OK

as long as it is not against civilians. Same as the PC violence against women campaigns, when the campaigns

should be to end violence. From school yard punch ups to bar room brawls you are far more likely to experience

violence as a man than a woman. Yet almost all campaigns focus on violence against women.

Nonsense.

[BSJ]

It doesn't make me sad to here this. If it was a buddhist or christian I would feel sad. But for the enemies of world peace there is no sadness

[Strangebrew]

When muslim and thainess gets together complete brain melt down.

[CharlieH]

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