Bomb outside bar in Thailand injures 30

Bomb outside bar in Thailand injures 30
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March 27, 2004 | BANGKOK (AP) -- A bomb attached to a motorcycle in a Hotel parking lot exploded Saturday in southern Thailand, injuring about 30 people, according to police and hospital workers.

Three of those hurt were in serious condition after the blast in Sungai Kolok, a town on the border with Malaysia, said police Capt. Pibul Wattanatham.

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Three southern Thailand provinces are the only ones with Muslim majorities in Buddhist-dominated Thailand. Officials have blamed the violence on Muslim separatists, although no groups have taken responsibility for it.

Thai Muslims have long complained of discrimination in jobs and education by the central government. They also say their culture and language are being suppressed.

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http://www.salon.com/news/wire/2004/03/27/thailand_bomb/

drug dealers. The police killed a few thousand of them last year, and they've been really getting their revenge.

seems to be heating up down there again.

Has anyone taken responsibility yet?

locking.

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