Insurgent burn school in Pattani
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Insurgents set fire to a school in Pattani's Yarang district on Thursday night but while the building was totally destroyed, there were no reports of injuries.
It took firefighters to bring the blaze under control and an initial investigation revealed that the school building, which consisted of six classrooms, was totally destroyed. The school provided kindergarten to Grade 6 classes.
The fire started at the Baan Bue Nae Pinae school at about 8pm, the time local volunteers and janitors went out to pray.
Police quoted witnesses as saying four men arrived at the school in a pickup and broke into the premises. They piled up books from the classrooms, poured oil on them and set them alight.
