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Insurgents burn schools, kill district chief

(BangkokPost.com) - Insurgents burnt two schools in Pattani early Tuesday before opening fire on soldiers responding to the scene, killing one and wounding four, police said.

The arson attacks took place shortly after midnight, completely destroying Ban Pamai and Ban Talohsaithong schools in Mai Kaen district.

In neighbouring Yala, schools remained close for a second day because of ongoing attacks in the province.

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guess you'd better close all the schools ............

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Mai Kaen district chief, district ISOC officer slain in ambush

June 19, 2007 : Last updated 10:52 am (Thai local time)

Pattani - The Mai Kaen district chief and a senior officer of Internal Security Operations Command of the district were fatally injured along with a defence volunteer when their car was hit by a roadside bomb Tuesday morning.

The district chief, Chayaphat Raksayos, was traveling in a car with the Mai Kaen ISOC officer, Col Surasak Phosutha, the defence volunteer, Ahama Laharn, to inspect a scene of arson attack against a school in Moo 3 Village in Tambon Lohsaithong when insurgents detonated a roadside bomb at 9 am just one kilometre before they would reach the school.

The three were rushed to the Mai Kaen hospital after the attack and died at the hospital.

The Nation

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Looks like this government is as successful at dealing with the insurgents as they are at the rest of running the country :o

They are succesful in putting their people in key positions in the adminstration and keeping protesters from the provinces out of Bangkok.

Looks like the government doesn't care or even worst do not know how to deal with the escalating violence in the deep south :D

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Update: District chief dies in car bombing

(BangkokPost.com) - Insurgents escalated their growing campaign in the South to another level on Tuesday, blowing up a car bomb in Pattani province that killed three people and injured one, police said.

The rebels burned down a school at Ban Ta Lo Sai Thong village, Mai Kaen district on Monday night.

On Tuesday morning when officials went to investigate the fire, insurgents touched off a car bomb, killing the district chief Chaithat Raksayot, the senior Isoc officer in the district, and a security volunteer. An army sergeant major was wounded.

car bombings ..............

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Chayaphat's death is a great loss

Tue, June 19, 2007 : Last updated 20:11 pm (Thai local time)

A powerful roadside bomb killed on Tuesday Mai Kaen's district chief Chayaphat Raksoyos, and a high ranking officer from the Internal Security Operation Command (Isoc), Col. Surasak Phosutha.

The third victim was Mae Kaen's defense volunteer, Ahama Laharn.

All three were travelling in the same pickup truck when a 15-kilogramme bomb exploded on the roadside. They were rushed to a nearby hospital where they succumbed to death.

Three other officials also suffered injuries from the attack.

Police said the bomb was set off manually via electrical wire that extended to wooded areas far from the paved road.

The targeted officials were returning from Tambon Lohsaithong where insurgents set fire on an elementary school the night before.

Niphan Chantrasute, the district clerk overseeing security matters, described Chayaphat's death as a great loss and said he was admired for his effort to get close to the local community.

He said Chayaphat repeatedly warned his staff not to be complacent with security measures.

Mai Kaen district has came under immense spotlight since last week after three officials from Mai Kaen two kamnans and the Tambon Administrative Oganisation chief, were attacked by gunmen using automatic rfiles while travelling on the outskirts of Pattani in Tambon Taluboh.

In Yala's Banang Sta district, combined forces of soldiers and police raided Tambon Klern Banglang and Tambon Banang Sata, and seized 18 powergel sticks and detained 17 people for questioning.

Monday evening, Mahyeng Cheteh, 56, shot dead by gunmen using AK47 while returning home from the evening prayer from a local mosque in Tambon Kawa in Narathiwat's Sungai Padi district.

The Nation

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