Thailand suffers wave of attacks
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Suspected Muslim insurgents in southern Thailand launched a series of more than 30 attacks on Sunday (May 11), including shootings, bombings and arson, police said, killing one person and injuring more than 10.
Thailand is predominantly Buddhist but parts of the south, in particular the three southernmost provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat, are majority Muslim and decades-old resistance to central government rule resurfaced violently in 2004.
Paradorn Pattanathabutr, a security adviser to the prime minister, said the targets included a shopping mall, which was set on fire, and electricity pylons.
Paradon said one woman died and more than ten others were injured.
He believed the perpetrators are rebel Muslim groups trying to recruit more people for their cause.
Police in Narathiwat province, close to Thailand's border with Malaysia, said bom
ROUGH CUT - NO REPORTER NARRATION
Suspected Muslim insurgents in southern Thailand launched a series of more than 30 attacks on Sunday (May 11), including shootings, bombings and arson, police said, killing one person and injuring more than 10.
Thailand is predominantly Buddhist but parts of the south, in particular the three southernmost provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat, are majority Muslim and decades-old resistance to central government rule resurfaced violently in 2004.
Paradorn Pattanathabutr, a security adviser to the prime minister, said the targets included a shopping mall, which was set on fire, and electricity pylons.
Paradon said one woman died and more than ten others were injured.
He believed the perpetrators are rebel Muslim groups trying to recruit more people for their cause.
Police in Narathiwat province, close to Thailand's border with Malaysia, said bom