[Excerpt: Violence erupted when protesters demanded the release of six men detained on suspicion of stealing state-issued weapons from defence volunteers, though officials said the suspects had already been transferred to the provincial capital.]
http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/sub/latest/story/0,5562,281415,00.html Oct 26, 2004 Thaksin praises crackdown on rioters BANGKOK - Thailand's Prime Minister said on Tuesday that a military crackdown that left six rioters dead in the Muslim-dominated south was justified, arguing that such rioting is aimed at sowing chaos and cannot be tolerated. 1,300 DETAINED BANGKOK - Thai military commander General Sirichai Thanyasiri said on Tuesday that about 1,300 people have been detained following a crackdown on protesters in the country's Muslim-dominated south. 'The leaders and core members who created the riot will be put on trial and the unwitting followers will be released soon, but I cannot say exactly when,' he said at a press briefing. The detainees are being held at three army camps in Pattani province. Authorities had seized four assault rifles from them. Gen Sirichai said the number of detainees jumped dramatically because troops continued to round up protesters for about two hours after they were dispersed. -- AP Violent rioting in S. Thailand Protest triggers deadly riot Situation seems to be slipping out of Bangkok's hands, observers say S. Korea opens two 'foreigners-only' casinos Indon court convicts Hambali's brother of terrorism China mine blast death toll rises to 122 Seoul on high alert for possible N. Korean infiltration Anwar welcome rally cancelled Philippine military on 'red alert' after communist threats Yudhoyono wants proof on JI before ban Thaksin praises crackdown on rioters Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who travelled to the scene of the violence late on Monday, vowed to take even tougher action against suspected Islamic separatists accused of sowing violence in the provinces near Malaysia. He said after returning to Bangkok that he had praised the army commander who ordered the dispersal of the mob. 'We cannot allow these people to harass innocent people and authorities any longer,' he said. 'We cannot tolerate these bad things any longer. The bad intentioned people instigate the youths to create violence and chaos, so we have no choice but to use force to suppress them.' He had planned to spend Monday night in the violence-wracked south, but instead returned to Bangkok within hours, heeding a warning by security officials that staying in the area was too risky. Authorities announced a curfew in eight districts of Narathiwat after the violence because the situation is still volatile. Officials earlier said a curfew would be imposed in the three southern-most provinces. On Monday, police and military forces fired warning shots and used water cannons and tear gas to disperse about 2,000 angry Muslim youths who demonstrated for about six hours outside a police station in the Takbai district of Narathiwat province. Violence erupted when protesters demanded the release of six men detained on suspicion of stealing state-issued weapons from defence volunteers, though officials said the suspects had already been transferred to the provincial capital. Six people were killed and several injured in the operation, and between 300 and 400 people were arrested by troops. -- AP enditem ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
