BANGKOK, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Six people were killed and 27 were injured in a wave of insurgent violence in southern Thailand, police said Sunday.
The wave of violence included shootings on the streets of three Muslim-dominated provinces and a grenade attack on a crowded outdoor market that injured more than two dozen people.
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Police said the victims included both Muslims and Buddhists. One police officer was gunned down in Pattani province.
The incidents were linked to an on-going insurgency aimed at achieving greater autonomy for the provinces along the Malaysian border, the Bangkok Post said. The ongoing violence has caused more than 5,300 deaths since 2004.
