Two people slain in Thailand south<\/p>\n
THAILAND: Suspected militants fatally shot a former policeman and
\na police mechanic on Wednesday in southern Thailand, where an
\noutburst of violence blamed mostly on separatists has claimed
\nhundreds of lives since January.<\/p>\n
Sattaporn Klampop, a police mechanic, and retired police Capt.
\nCharuk Suwannasathien, died after attackers raked their Land
\nRover with gunfire at a fruit orchard in Narathiwat province's
\nRangae district, police Capt. Deja Lertdeja said.<\/p>\n
The victims, both from Bangkok, were picking up an order of
\nlangsat fruit when an unknown number of attackers, with at least
\none automatic rifle, shot at their vehicle. It was unclear why
\nthe victims were in Narathiwat.<\/p>\n
Authorities have blamed separatists for a recent spate of
\nbombings and shootings in Pattani, Narathiwat and Yala provinces
\n-- the only largely Muslim areas in Thailand, which is
\noverwhelmingly Buddhist.<\/p>\n
More than 360 people have died since January in a surge of
\nviolence that some officials believe is the work of a revived
\ninsurgency. Separatists operated on a large scale in the area for
\ndecades before largely disappearing after a government amnesty in
\nthe 1980s.<\/p>\n
Southern Thai Muslims have long complained about
\ndiscrimination, mainly in jobs and education. -- AP<\/p>",
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