Rebels Kill Five Buddhists in Southern Thailand
Police officials say gunmen in a pickup truck opened fire on the five Thursday while they sat outside a store in insurgency-plagued Pattani province. At least two people were injured.
Pattani is one of three Muslim-majority provinces in southern Thailand, where more than 4,300 people have been killed since a Muslim-led insurgency began in 2004. The region has been plagued by deadly attacks in recent weeks, including an assault on a military base last week.
Malay Muslims seeking autonomy have been engaged in a long struggle with the government in the Buddhist-dominated country.
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