June 5, 2008
YALA, Thailand - Three Muslim men have been killed in separate attacks on football fields in the south, where a separatist insurgency is raging, police said Thursday.
A 30-year-old man was shot dead in Yala province on Wednesday evening as he played football with a group of friends, according to AFP.
Three militants opened fire during half-time at a local game in Narathiwat province, killing a 40-year-old local government employee who was refereeing the match, and a 30-year-old player.
More than 3,300 people have been killed since separatist unrest broke out in January 2004 in the south.
