BANGKOK, March 14 (UPI) -- Muslim insurgents attacked a bus in Thailand and killed nine people, Thai police said Wednesday.
The militants attacked a commuter minibus in the province of Yala, and then proceeded to execute three men and six women by shooting them in the head point-blank. According to officials, the bus slowed down, and then the militants opened fired, leading the vehicle to veer off the road. The attackers then shot each passenger, all of whom were Buddhists going about their daily lives in a predominantly Muslim region.
So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Separately, English daily Bangkok Post reported Wednesday that there is a security alert for the day in the nation as the Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu Pattani (BRN) separatist movement marks the anniversary of its formation in 1963.
