Thai Army chief apologises to southerners
Army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha on Wednesday apologised to a group of about 600 people from the three troubled southern border provinces for two major incidents which caused a large number of deaths in 2004.
He was speaking to people from Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat provinces who are undergoing occupational training organised by the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) in Bangkok.
Gen Prayuth said he was deeply sorry for the deaths of 32 Thai Muslims killed during the Krue Se Mosque siege in Pattani on April 28, 2004, and for the deaths of 78 young Muslim people at Tak Bai Narathiwat on Oct 25, 2004.
