- Title: THAILAND: Three soldiers die in roadside blast
- Date: 28th March 2013
- Summary: NARATHIWAT, THAILAND (MARCH 28, 2013) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (REUTERS) POLICE AT THE SCENE VARIOUS OF VICTIM LYING ON GROUND POLICEMEN SEARCHING SCENE BULLETS ON GROUND VARIOUS OF POLICE SURROUNDING DEAD BODY POLICE COVERING DEAD BODY WITH CLOTH POLICE GATHERING AROUND BODY SIGN READING: "CHOR IRONG HOSPITAL" DEAD BODIES IN THE BACK OF POLICE TRUCK OFFICIALS CARRYING BODIES OUT
- Embargoed: 12th April 2013 13:00
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- Location: Thailand
- Country: Thailand
- Topics: Crime
- Reuters ID: LVA68EQMJ4680LLC1NNFFMQMCPUP
- Story Text: Three soldiers were killed and five more wounded in a roadside bomb attack in Narathiwat province in southern Thailand, on Thursday (March 28).
The blast came just a few hours before the start of peace talks between the Thai government and the Muslim rebel group Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
A 25-kilogramme home made bomb exploded in Chor Irong district, 900 metres away from a local police station.
The peace talks between the Thai government and BRN, one of the Muslim groups fighting for autonomy in the south were taking place in Malaysia.
There was no word on whether any agreement would be followed by a ceasefire.
Various shadowy rebel groups are active in the south and analysts have said it was far from clear that all would accept the idea of peace talks.
Resistance to Buddhist rule from Bangkok has existed for decades in the predominantly Muslim provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat, which were part of a Malay sultanate before being annexed by Thailand in 1909.
The conflict waned in the 1990s before resurfacing violently in 2004. Since then, 5,300 people have been killed according to Deep South Watch, which monitors the violence. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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