Parents fear for student safety as Deep South insurgents target schools

Repeated attacks against teachers, school directors and students trigger an outcry from the local community for urgent action against the insurgents.

By Rapee Mana in Yi-ngor and Bajoh Districts in Narathiwat, Thailand

September 29, 2012

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