Muslims call for Ramadan peace in South
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Some 10,000 Muslims yesterday attended a prayer session at the Pattani Central Mosque where there was a call for peace in the deep South ahead of the start of the holy month of Ramadan next week, said Abdul-Aziz Yanya, the president of the Association of
Meanwhile, the Thai intelligence agency has warned security personnel to be on the lookout for two motorcycles and 17 pickup trucks that it is believed suspected insurgents stole for use in car-bomb attacks in Narathiwat, said Col Ekawut Khongkhakhet, commander of the 46th Paramilitary Ranger.
Ekawut presided over the dispatch of rangers for security operations in Narathiwat’s Muang district yesterday morning.
During Ramadan last year, there were 336 violent attacks in the region. As a result, the Fourth Army Region will adjust security measures at risky areas this year.
