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rawiri



Joined: 01 Jun 2003
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 5:17 am    Post subject: Bomb blasts rock bangkok Reply with quote
This just in


At least 12 people have been hurt in four explosions in the Thai capital, Bangkok, reports quoting police say.
The blasts took place within 90 minutes of each other, with the first one at the Victory Monument in the centre.

Further explosions were reported at two police posts in Bangkok's northern suburbs and in the Klong Tuey area.

Thailand's prime minister was ousted in a military coup in September while the country's south has seen a wave of attacks blamed on Muslim separatists.

Police are investigating suspicious packages found at another six locations in the capital, a police spokesman told the iTV television network.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6221177.stm
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Qinella



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PostPosted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 5:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Oh god, those nutty muslims are at it again. Man I hate that religion.
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rawiri



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PostPosted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 5:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
That's what i thought initially, but the place did go through a military coup a few months back. I'm glad none of my mates are there at the moment anyways.
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Qinella



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PostPosted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 6:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
It was a peaceful coup, though. Didn't they usurp the government while the PM was away? Plus you didn't see any Buddhists bombing the place.

Muslims have been creating violence in Thailand for quite awhile now. What a ridiculous ideology they have. I know it's unPC, and not all Muslims are violent, yada yada yada.. Everywhere Muslims go, they cause trouble. Forget about it.
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three-legged dog



Joined: 28 Dec 2006
PostPosted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 7:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Qinella wrote:
It was a peaceful coup, though. Didn't they usurp the government while the PM was away? Plus you didn't see any Buddhists bombing the place.

Muslims have been creating violence in Thailand for quite awhile now. What a ridiculous ideology they have. I know it's unPC, and not all Muslims are violent, yada yada yada.. Everywhere Muslims go, they cause trouble. Forget about it.


Hahahaha. Wow. Subtle.

Hope no one jumps down the throat of that comment...
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Junior



Joined: 18 Nov 2005
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 8:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Maybe you folks will believe me now when I rant about the spreading triffids on the face of the earth?
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aldershot



Joined: 17 Jul 2006
PostPosted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 8:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
how about the fact the muslims in the south are actually oppressed. no money from the government. have you seen a thai mosque compared to a buddhist temple? fark, where's the money going? certainly not to the mosques. gold-leafed-plated blatency should enrage anyone who's oppressed.

it's mad how the 'muslims' get the backhand of all these radical tragedies. i was in bali when those bombs went off. the general indoneisan consensus? a group of morons farked up, farking up our businesses for at least a year.

still no excuse for it though.
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trinity24651



Joined: 05 Nov 2006
PostPosted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 1:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Oh god, those nutty muslims are at it again. Man I hate that religion

Yes...it IS unPC...but I could not agree with you more!! If they're in such a hurry to get to their 72 (?) virgins, why don't they just kill each other and speed the process!!??

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Neil



Joined: 02 Jan 2004
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 8:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Police do not believe foreign groups or militants from the Muslim south are to blame, says the BBC's Jonathan Head.


Y'know reading the article can sometimes help.
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JeJuJitsu



Joined: 11 Sep 2005
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 9:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I hope to God, this performance wasn't disturbed:

http://www.bangkokrecorder.com/content/view/653/
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Qinella



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