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To: Oral Roberts who wrote (3357)11/26/2006 9:56:57 AM
From: Proud_Infidel  Respond to of 20106
 
Thailand: Hundreds of schools to close after killings ("Islamic Militants Suspected")
The Australian / AFP ^ | November 25, 2006

theaustralian.news.com.au

THAILAND will close more than 300 public schools in the country's restive Muslim-majority south after two Buddhist teachers were killed by suspected Islamic militants this week, an official said.

The decision will affect all 334 schools, ranging from elementary to high schools, in Pattani, one of three violence-torn southern provinces bordering Malaysia, the official said.

"We have to close all schools in Pattani indefinitely because no one can guarantee teachers' safety," said Boonsom Thongsriplai, the chairman of the Teachers Federation of Pattani (TFP). The closure will be effective as of Monday.

The closure was in response to the killings of two Buddhist school teachers in Pattani this week.

Non Chaisuwan, a 48-year-old school director, was gunned down Friday inside his parked car by militants, who then set fire to the bullet-riddled vehicle.

(Excerpt) Read more at theaustralian.news.com.au ....