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Southern Unrest: Military Denies 'Locking' Women in Mosque
By Khaosod English

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Police, soldiers, and armed volunteers after a clash with suspected insurgents in Saba Yoi district, Songkhla province, 4 Dec 2014.

SONGKHLA — A military spokesperson has dismissed rumours that security officers locked a group of women and children inside a mosque while they searching for potential insurgents in the southern province of Songkhla last week.

Col. Pramote Prom-in, spokesperson of the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC), said yesterday that the allegation is an "attempt to distort information by certain individuals to accuse the officials of using excessive force."

According to the allegation, security officers herded a group of women and children into a mosque in Saba Yoi district during a gunfight with separatist insurgents on 4 December. The women and children were reportedly locked inside the mosque without food or water for hours.

However, Col. Pramote told reporters that soldiers placed the civilians inside the mosque for their own safety after armed militants started firing at security officers who were searching the village. He also said the civilians were treated with respect throughout their detention.

"The officials arranged for food and water to service the women and children," Col. Pramote said. "The men were separated, because we needed to inspect their background. But in the end, we released all of them without causing physical harm to anyone."

Source: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1418018631

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-- Khaosod English 2014-12-08

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Seems a reasonable action to me.

These people are Muslim people. They are not Thai people.

What a racist you are!!

Muslim is a religion, if they were born in Thailand, which many of them are, they're Thai by birthright.

Not for the first time you show complete ignorance and bigoted comments !!!

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