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| Subject: Thai teachers in non-religious schools are targeted because they are symbols of the state Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:55 pm | |
| Teachers have suspended hundreds of classes amid fear and panic gripping Thailand's increasingly violent southern provinces.
The gunning down last week of 51-year-old school principal Nanthana Kaewchan as she drove home from classes in Nong Chik district in Pattani prompted demands for the government to guarantee teachers' safety from attacks by Muslim insurgents.
Ms Nanthana was the 154th teacher killed since predominantly ethnic Malay Muslim insurgents ignited conflict against the Buddhist state in 2004.
Terrorist attacks and reprisals by state forces in the region have resulted in 5377 people dead and 9513 injured, said Deep South Watch, an organisation that monitors the number of victims. Advertisement
Instead of a lull in the violence, a mass defection of insurgents in September has been followed by a surge in terrorist attacks in Thailand's four southernmost provinces, bordering Malaysia.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/thai-schools-close-as-militants-target-terrified-teachers-20121127-2a5uv.html#ixzz2DTTO7TC4
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