Attack marks largest coordinated effort 'in a very long time'. FMTNews Thailand Rebel
Body of a person killed in an attack by suspected Muslim militants brought to hospital in Yala province.
Late yesterday militants struck two checkpoints in Yala province manned by civil defence volunteers, opening fire on them as a group of villagers stopped to talk, southern army spokesman Pramote Prom-in told AFP. Rebels seeking autonomy for the culturally distinct region bordering Malaysia have been fighting the Buddhist-majority Thai state, which colonised the area over a century ago.
The rebels accuse the state of railroading their distinct culture as well as carrying out routine abuses which go unpunished.
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