Thai riot official death toll questioned
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A Thai legislator says the death toll from a riot and its aftermath in the largely Muslim south may be far higher than the officially acknowledged 85, most of whom suffocated in army custody.
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PATTANI, Thailand -- Facing harsh denunciation from Islamic leaders across Southeast Asia, Thailand's prime minister defended his security forces yesterday in the deaths of 78 young Muslims in army custody, maintaining troops used a ''soft approach&quot; in quelling a riot.
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A Thai official says at least 84 people have been killed in clashes between Thai security forces and Muslim protesters in the south of the country.
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At least 78 people were suffocated or crushed to death after being arrested and packed into police trucks after a riot in southern Thailand, officials said Tuesday.
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The death toll in tsunami-hit Thailand could rise beyond 2,000 after some 1,000 bodies were spotted on a popular beach north of Phuket, Deputy Interior Minister Sutham Saengpratoom said on Tuesday.
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PATTANI, Thailand  - Almost 80 people died in  military custody in southern Thailand, suffocated while being  transported in trucks to army barracks after a violent  demonstration by Muslims, officials said Tuesday.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has again said he wants a thorough, independent inquiry into last week&#39;s deaths of 87 Muslim protesters, most whom died in military custody.
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Bangkok (VNA) - The Thai police said violence has killed at least 10 people, including nine Buddhists and one Muslim, over the past two days.
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78 protesters died of suffocation or from convulsions after they were arrested and herded into military trucks for detention following a riot on Monday in Muslim-dominated Narathiwat province, it was disclosed Tuesday.
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: Search teams have found the body of a local official beheaded by suspected Muslim insurgents as revenge for the deaths of 85 rioters in southern Thailand last week, police said.
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At least 78 people died after a riot on Monday in Thailand&#39;s violence-plagued deep south, a Thai military official said here on Tuesday.
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BANGKOK : At least seven people have been killed in separate attacks in Thailand&#39;s restive south in the last 24 hours, police said amid a spate of violence following the deaths of 87 Muslims last week.
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POLICE were searching today for the body of a local official who was beheaded by suspected Muslim insurgents as revenge for the deaths of 85 rioters in southern Thailand last week, officials said.
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Thai-Muslim citizens check for names their relatives who died after the Monday&#39;s riot erected outside a military camp in Pattani province, southern Thailand Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004.
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An Islamic leader in southern Thailand says authorities "overreacted" to a protest, after six people are killed.
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The deaths in October of 85 Muslim protesters in Thailand  were not intentional, the head of a key inquiry says.
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PATTANI, Thailand -- Thailand&#39;s prime minister has said security forces made mistakes handling a group of Muslim rioters and has expressed regret that nearly 80 people died of suffocation while in custody.