SOUTH
Army chief says insurgents want international spotlight
- Published: 24/01/2012 at 08:54 AM
- Newspaper section: News
An attack on a naval outpost in Pattani, and another on reinforcement soldiers on their way to the camp, could have been an attempt to bring the insurgency to the international stage, army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha said.
On Sunday, six soldiers were met with a bomb blast and an ambush while travelling to assist their comrades at a 26th Pattani Special Task Force outpost which was under attack in Sai Buri district.
Gen Prayuth said the ambush could be part of a separatist plot to draw the international community's attention to problems in the Muslim-dominated provinces of the deep South.
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