Thai insurgents kill 9 civilians

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Source: CCTV.com | 04-29-2009 13:18

In Southern Thailand, suspected Muslim insurgents have killed 9 civilians in a spate of attacks. According to an army spokesman, at least 6 gunmen in a pick-up truck stormed into a house in Yala province late on Monday.

Thai passengers wait for a train  watched by a soldier at a railway  station in Thailand's restive  southern Yala province. Suspected  militants in Thailand's deep south  killed nine people and injured two  others in five separate attacks on  the eve of a key anniversary for  the restive region, police said. (AFP/File/Muhammad Sabri)

They opened fire on a Muslim family of five. Four were killed, including a 16-year-old girl. A 13-year-old girl survived the attack. Two Muslim men were later found dead outside a nearby mosque.

In a separate incident, gunmen shot dead a Muslim defense volunteer while he was watching a football match in Yala province. Another 2 were killed in a drive-by shooting in Yala and Pattani. Thai security officials are blaming Islamic insurgents who they say want to stir up communal tension between Buddhists and Muslims.

Editor:Zhang Yun