The kingdom’s far south has witnessed a Malay-Muslim insurgency that has claimed thousands of lives in the past 12 years with both militants and Thailand’s military accused of rights abuses.
Bombs and assassinations are the near-daily reality for civilians in the area, which is heavily patrolled by soldiers and police.
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