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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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11 Dead in Mosque Shooting in Thailand's Volatile South

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(Newser) – Gunmen killed 11 people and injured 12 in a southern Thailand mosque today, AFP reports. Officials said between two and five armed men entered the mosque and fired “indiscriminately.” It’s the latest incident in a 5-year guerrilla war that has killed 3,700 in Narathiwat province. The gunmen were likely rebels trying to pass themselves off as soldiers in an effort to stir up anger, one official says.

Thai police officers examine a car that exploded after insurgents detonated a bomb hidden inside, Nov. 4, 2008 in Narathiwat province, Thailand. Suspected militants struck again today.
Thai police officers examine a car that exploded after insurgents detonated a bomb hidden inside, Nov. 4, 2008 in Narathiwat province, Thailand. Suspected militants struck again today.   (AP Photo)
With their faces covered, Muslim students raise their clenched fists and shout slogans during a protest march on a street in Pattani province, southern Thailand, June 3, 2007.
With their faces covered, Muslim students raise their clenched fists and shout slogans during a protest march on a street in Pattani province, southern Thailand, June 3, 2007.   (AP Photo)
Thai soldiers check the identities of a Muslim family in Pattani province, Thailand. A rebellion in Thailand's three southern provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat has killed 3,700 people.
Thai soldiers check the identities of a Muslim family in Pattani province, Thailand. A rebellion in Thailand's three southern provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat has killed 3,700 people.   (AP Photo)
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They are trying to make it look like the attackers are the authorities, because Muslims would apparently not shoot inside a mosque. But it's impossible that it is the work of the military. - Colonel Parinya Chaidilok

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