Thai leader defends handling of riot that led to detainee deaths
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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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Thailand&#39;s government invited foreign diplomats to a special briefing Thursday to explain the grisly deaths of 78 Muslims in police custody, amid rising concern that authorities are using excessive force to quell an Islamic
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Thailandâs government has come under harsh attack from media, politicians, activists and ordinary citizens for the deaths of 78 Muslim protesters in custody, with many saying authorities are making matters worse in the volatile, Muslim-majority south.
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Thailand's revered king voices concern over a court ruling on whether the two main parties should be disbanded.
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BO THONG, THAILAND - Thailand&#39;s prime minister has admitted that the army made mistakes dealing with an anti-government demonstration that left dozens of people dead.
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Amnesty International has urged the Thai government to impartially investigate the deaths of at least 84 protesters in the south of the country.
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Almost 80 people have died in military custody in southern Thailand, suffocated while being transported in trucks to army barracks after a violent demonstration by Muslims, officials say.
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More than 1,100 Muslims detained after a riot were freed Saturday, as the government tried to ease anger in Thailand&#39;s restive south over the deaths of dozens of accused rioters - including 78 who perished in military custody.
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Thailand&#39;s premier says the military will no longer break up protests following the deaths of 87 Muslim demonstrators after a riot in the country&#39;s south.
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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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Thailand's military-installed premier has defended a series of shifts in the country's economic policies, saying investor confidence will not be undermined in the kingdom, state media reported Sunday.
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PATTANI, Thailand  - Thai Prime Minister Thaksin  Shinawatra called a meeting of top security advisers on  Thursday amid concerns Muslim outrage could trigger reprisal  attacks in the far south where 85 protesters died this week.
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Thailand&#39;s prime minister apologized to the families of at least 84 people killed when troops put down a demonstration in the country&#39;s mainly Muslim south, but blamed the riot on troublemakers.
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One of 1,300 Thai Muslims detained after clashes with security forces described on Thursday how police and soldiers beat protesters before piling
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Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Monday shrugged off a demand by 144 university professors that he publicly apologize for the deaths of 85 Muslims at the hands of security forces last month in Thailand&#39;s violence-riven south.
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At least 78 Muslim detainees suffocated or were crushed to death after police rounded up 1,300 people and packed them into trucks following a riot in southern Thailand. Islamic leaders accused troops Tuesday of overreacting and warned the deaths could worsen sectarian violence.
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PATTANI, THAILAND -- At least 78 people were suffocated or crushed to death after being arrested and packed into police trucks following a riot in southern Thailand.