Thai police gun down at least 112 militants

POLICE gunned down machete-wielding militants who stormed security outposts in Thailand’s Muslim-dominated south yesterday, killing at least 112 people in one of the bloodiest days in the south-east Asian kingdom.

Thai police gun down at least 112 militants

The attackers were mostly teenagers some wearing red headbands and were intent on stealing weapons. They were poorly armed and apparently unaware that police had been tipped off in advance and were lying in wait for them.

The eight hours of mayhem ended when police fired tear gas and rocket-propelled grenades into a mosque, killing 32 militants who, witnesses said, were sheltering inside after running away from an earlier battle.

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